Cécile Aubry | |
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.jpg) Aubry in 1969 | |
| Born | Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard[1] (1928-08-03)3 August 1928 Paris, France |
| Died | 19 July 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 81)[2] Dourdan, France |
| Occupations | Actress, author, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1949–1960 |
| Notable work | Author:Belle et Sébastien Film:The Black Rose |
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| Children | Mehdi El Glaoui |
Cécile Aubry (bornAnne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard; 3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was aFrench film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.
Born in 1928, Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signed to20th Century Fox. She made her break as the star ofHenri-Georges Clouzot'sManon (1949), which won theGolden Lion of Saint Mark at theVenice Film Festival. That brought her a leading role alongsideTyrone Power andOrson Welles in American directorHenry Hathaway's featureThe Black Rose (1950). Aubry also appeared inChristian-Jacque'sBluebeard (1952), one of the first French-produced films to be made in color. For a short time, she was a Hollywood success, signing a lucrative contract with Fox, employing her parents as a publicity team, and regularly appearing in French film magazines as an example of the perfect hybrid of Franco-American femininity.[3]
Aubry had a short film career. It was interrupted by a secret six-year marriage to Si Brahim El Glaoui, the eldest son ofThami El Glaoui, thePasha ofMarrakesh, whom she met in 1950 while filmingThe Black Rose. They had one child together, sonMehdi El Glaoui (born 1956), before their divorce. She announced her retirement from film in 1959, saying that she had only enjoyed cinema for its travel opportunities. Aubry went on to write children's books and scenarios for children's television with considerable success.[3][4]
Aubry became known in France for her television series for children,Poly, about aShetland pony and a boy, andBelle and Sebastian, about aPyrenean Mountain Dog and a boy, adapted for television from her books. The main character in each series was played by her son, Mehdi El Glaoui (credited as "Mehdi").[5]
On 19 July 2010, Aubry died fromlung cancer inDourdan (Essonne), France, aged 81.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1947 | Une nuit à Tabarin | ||
| 1949 | Manon | Manon Lescaut | |
| 1950 | The Black Rose | Maryam | |
| 1950 | Bluebeard | Aline | |
| 1953 | Piovuto dal cielo | ||
| 1954 | Dancing in the Sun | Solotänzerin Nanon | |
| 1957 | La ironía del dinero | L'américaine | |
| 1957 | C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles | Cécile Aubry (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | L'espionne sera à Nouméa | Filmed in 1960 |
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