Jean Gabin
Date of Birth:
17 May 1904, Paris, France
Date of Death:
15 November 1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (heart attack)
Birth Name:
Jean-Alexis Moncorgé
Height:
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Mini Biography:
Jean-Alexis Moncorge started his career with 15 years at the theatre and debuted at the "Moulin Rouge" in Paris in 1929. Despite of his rude aspect he knew to be the gentleman of the French cinema in the time between the two World Wars. One of his most popular personalities was inspector Maigret. But he was also able to play all other kind of people: aristocrats, farmers, thieves and managers. He never stopped working and when death surprised him in 1976 he was still an institution for the French audience.
Spouse:
Dominique Fournier (28 March 1949 - 15 November 1976) (his death) 3 children
Suzanne Marguerite Jeanne Mauchain (20 November 1933 - 1939) (divorced) 2 children
Gaby Basset (1925 - 1930) (separated)
Le Quai des Brumes The Port of Shadows 
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Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country. He lucks into civilian clothes, a little bit of money, a passport, and a dog, and he also meets Nelly, a 17-year-old who's grown up too fast. She's the object of lust of men: including a boyfriend Maurice, her putative protector Zabel, and Lucien, a local hood. Jean falls for her, faces down Lucien, and gives her courage to stand on her own feet. A ship is leaving for Venezuela; can at least one of them be on it, or is that just a dream.
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