Jacqueline Laurent Explained

Jacqueline Laurent
Birth Date:	1918 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Brienne-le-Château, Aube, France
Death Place:	Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Othername:	Jacqueline Suzanne Janin
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1935–1965 (film)

Jacqueline Laurent (6 August 1918  - 18 December 2009) was a French film actress. She starred with Jean Gabin in Marcel Carné's Le jour se lève (1939).^[1]

Early years

Laurent was the daughter of Jacques Janin, a composer whose compositions included music for films.

Film

After seeing one of Laurent's French films, Louis B. Mayer suggested that she try acting in Hollywood. That suggestion led to her American film debut in Judge Hardy's Children (1938).^[2]

Personal life

Laurent was married when she was 16 and divorced soon after.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Gaspard de Besse (1935)
• Sarati the Terrible (1937)
• Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
• Le Jour Se Lève (1939)
• The Italian Straw Hat (1941)
• The Man Who Played with Fire (1942)
• Farewell Love! (1943)
• Two Timid Souls (1943)
• L'abito nero da sposa (1945)
• The Ways of Sin (1946)

Notes and References

1. Book: Conway, Kelley . Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film . 2004 . . 978-0520244078.
2. News: Harrison. Paul. Screen Chats. Shamokin News-Dispatch. March 10, 1938. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. 9. Newspapers.com. October 28, 2016.