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Jean-Louis Barrault was born on 8 September, 1910 in Le Vésinet, France, is a French actor and theatre director (1910–1994). Discover Jean-Louis Barrault's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Occupation actor,miscellaneous,writer
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 8 September, 1910
Birthday 8 September
Birthplace Le Vésinet, France
Date of death 1994
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality France

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Who Is Jean-Louis Barrault's Wife?

His wife is Madeleine Renaud (m. 1940)

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Jean-Louis Barrault Net Worth

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1910

Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage.

Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910.

1930

His father was 'a Burgundian pharmacist who died in the First World War.' :87 He studied at the Collége Chaptal until 1930, when he began his studies at the École du Louvre.

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1931

From 1931 to 1935 Barrault studied and acted at Charles Dullin's L'Atelier.

:32 His first performance was a small role in Ben Jonson's Volpone.

At the time, Barrault was unable to afford rent and Dullin allowed him to sleep in the theatre on Volpone's bed.

:16 It was L'Atelier that he first met and studied under Étienne Decroux, :41 with whom he would create the pantomime La Vie Primitive in 1931.

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1935

In 1935 he had his first film role in Marc Allégret's Les Beaux Jours. :87 He would go on to act in nearly 50 movies over the course of his career.

1940

In 1940, he married the actress Madeleine Renaud.

They founded a number of theaters together and toured extensively, including in South America.

1942

He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 to 1946, performing lead roles in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Corneille's Le Cid. :32 He and his wife, actress Madeleine Renaud, formed their own troupe, Compagnie Renaud-Barrault, in 1946 at Paris' Théâtre Marigny.

1945

One of his most famous performances was in Marcel Carné's film Les Enfants du Paradis (1945), in which he played the mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau.

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He was the uncle of actress Marie-Christine Barrault and sometime sponsor of Peter Brook.

1951

:161 In 1951 he published his memoirs, Reflections on the Theatre.

1959

He was made director of Théâtre de France in 1959, and remained in the role until 1969.

1971

In 1971 he was reappointed director of Théâtre des Nations.

1990

He retired from theatre in 1990.

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1994

Barrault died from a heart attack in Paris on 22 January 1994, at the age of 83.

:87 He is buried with his wife Renaud in the Passy Cemetery in Paris.