Michel Simon

About Michel Simon

Who is it?: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Birth Day: April 09, 1895
Birth Place:  Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland

Michel Simon

Michel Simon was born on April 09, 1895 in  Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland, is Actor, Soundtrack, Writer. The son of a sausage-maker, Michel Simon was conscripted into the Swiss Army at the start of World War I, but was thrown out through a combination of tuberculosis and general insubordination. He was variously a boxer, photographer, general handyman and right-wing anarchist, finally becoming a stage actor in Geneva in 1920. His reputation soon grew, and he moved to Paris in 1923, appearing in his first film in 1925 (the same year he played Boudu for the first time on stage). With the coming of sound, Simon became firmly established as one of France's outstanding character actors, doing unforgettable work for Jean Renoir ('La Chienne', Boudu Saved From Drowning'), 'Jean Vigo ('L'Atalante') and Marcel Carne ('Quai des Brumes', 'Drole de Drame'). In the 1950s he worked less frequently, partly thanks to an accident involving makeup dye that paralysed part of his body and face. Despite this, he still managed to appear in films right up to his death in 1975.
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Does Michel Simon Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Michel Simon has been died on 30 May 1975(1975-05-30) (aged 80)\nBry-sur-Marne, France.

🎂 Michel Simon - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Michel Simon die, Michel Simon was 80 years old.

Popular As Michel Simon
Occupation Actor
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born April 09, 1895 ( Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland)
Birthday April 09
Town/City  Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland
Nationality Switzerland

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Michel Simon’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Michel Simon was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

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Biography/Timeline

1895

Simon used to say about himself that he was born in 1895 and, "as misfortune never comes singly, cinema was born the same year".

1912

His artistic beginnings in 1912 were modest: Magician, clown and acrobat stooge in a dancers' show called "Ribert's and Simon's", in the Montreuil-sous-Bois Casino.

1914

Conscripted into the Swiss Army in 1914, he described himself as insubordinate, spending a lot of time in the stockade. He also contracted tuberculosis.

1915

In 1915, while on leave, he saw Georges Pitoëff's early work in the French language, at the Theatre de la Comédie of Geneva, acting in Hedda Gabler.

1920

In the 1920s/1930s, Simon enjoyed associating with the Parisian lower classes.

1928

He appeared in Dreyer's 1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc. He acted in films for Jean Renoir (La Chienne, Boudu Saved From Drowning), Jean Vigo (L'Atalante) and Marcel Carné (Port of the Shadows, Bizarre, Bizarre).

1950

In the 1950s, he reined in his activities following an accident involving a makeup dye that left part of his face and body paralysed.

1967

In 1967, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Le vieil homme et l'enfant (The Two of Us).

2013

In silent movies, he brought his amazing appearance and his unusual face – a talent with an exceptional mobility, but without mannerism. He exploited his body, especially his ugliness, offering a very wide range of characterisations that brought audience sympathy, as in Boudu sauvé des eaux, or sometimes, In Quai des brumes for Example, disdain.

2019

Simon was a trusted friend of elite brothel-keeper Madame Claude, who referred to him as one of her “essayeurs”: he "tried out" her new girls for her. “I could judge their physical qualities,” Claude said. “I could judge if she was pretty, intelligent, and cultivated, but I didn’t know how she was in bed. So I had some boys, good friends, who told me exactly. I would ring them up and say, ‘There’s a new one.’ And afterwards they’d ring back and say, ‘Not bad,’ ‘Could be better,’ or ‘Nulle.’ Or, on the contrary, ‘She’s perfect.’”

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