Simone Mareuil
Actor, Film actor
1903 – 1954
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Who was Simone Mareuil?
Simone Mareuil was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.
Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou. She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.
After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression. She committed suicide by self-immolation by dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.
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- Born
- Aug 25, 1903
Périgueux - Also known as
- Simone Marevil
- Marie Louise Simone Vacher
- Simonne Mareuil
- Simonne
- Spouses
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 24, 1954
Périgueux
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on July 23, 2013
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