Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe is a legendary French actor who was active in the cinema during the 1940s and '50s. Born Gérard Philip on December 4, 1922, in Cannes, France, he studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris during the early to mid-'40s. He began his professional career in the theater, performing in a series of plays throughout the early to mid-'40s, and began appearing in small film roles around the same time. Stardom came a few years later as a result of his role in the Claude Autant-Lara film Devil in the Flesh (1947). He appeared in numerous films throughout the 1950s, perhaps most notably Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), and remained active in the theater as well. He also made some commercial recordings during the 1950s; in particular, his narration of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story Le Petit Prince, recorded in 1954, proved timeless and was reissued time and time again over the years. At the height of his stardom, a tragic fate befell Philipe, as he died rather suddenly of liver cancer on November 25, 1959. He was only 36 years old at the time of his death.
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Discography
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Pierre et le Loup
Children - Released by Le Chant du Monde on Jan 1, 2009
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Pierre et le loup
Children - Released by Editions Eveil et Découvertes on Dec 22, 2009
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Le Petit Prince
Children - Released by Universal Music Division Mercury Records on Jan 1, 1999
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La Belle au bois dormant
Children - Released by Le Chant du Monde on Jun 4, 2007
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Gérard Philipe raconte Don Quichotte de la Manche
Children - Released by Le Chant du Monde on Nov 3, 2017
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Contes et Histoires Inoubliables, Vol. 1
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Académie on May 7, 2010
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Nos grandes histoires : Fanfan la tulipe
Children - Released by Universal Music Division MCA on Jun 8, 2018
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La Belle au bois dormant, suivi de Fanfan la Tulipe
Literature - Released by Frémeaux jeunesse on Oct 22, 2021
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Gérard Philipe raconte Mozart
Children - Released by Le Chant du Monde on Nov 3, 2017
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Contes et Histoires Inoubliables, Vol. 2
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Académie on May 7, 2010
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La boîte à contes
Stories and Nursery Rhymes - Released by Les Disques Deva on Apr 1, 2014
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