Jacqueline Pagnol | |
Birth Name: | Jacqueline Andrée Bouvier |
Birth Date: | 6 October 1920 |
Birth Place: | Malakoff, France |
Death Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Occupation: | Actress |
Spouse: | Marcel Pagnol |
Jacqueline Andrée Pagnol (pronounced as /fr/; née Bouvier pronounced as /fr/; October 6, 1920 - August 22, 2016) was a French actress. She acted in many French films in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the wife of French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.
Jacqueline Bouvier was born on 6 October 1920.[1] She grew up tending her aunt's goats in Camargue.[2] She studied drama.[3]
She acted in many French films, six of which were directed by her husband.[3] She has revealed that the main character in Manon des sources was based on her own childhood.[2] She owned the copyright of Marcel Pagnol's work and approved all film adaptations.[2]
She met author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol when she was twenty-three years old.[3] They resided at Avenue Foch in Paris.[2]