Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1895-02-28
Deathday: 1974-04-18 (79 years old)

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Biography

Marcel Paul Pagnol (28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable than it once was, Pagnol is still generally regarded as one of France's greatest 20th-century writers and is notable for the fact that he excelled in almost every medium—memoir, novel, drama and film.


Pagnol was born on 28 February 1895 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southern France near Marseille, the eldest son of schoolteacher Joseph PagnolA and seamstress Augustine Lansot. Marcel Pagnol grew up in Marseille with his younger brothers Paul and René, and younger sister Germaine.


In July 1904, the family rented the Bastide Neuve, – a house in the sleepy Provençal village of La Treille – for the summer holidays, the first of many spent in the hilly countryside between Aubagne and Marseille. About the same time, Augustine's health, which had never been robust, began to noticeably decline and on 16 June 1910 she succumbed to a chest infection ("mal de poitrine") and died, aged 36. Joseph remarried in 1912.


In 1913, at the age of 18, Marcel passed his baccalaureate in philosophy and started studying literature at the University in Aix-en-Provence. When World War I broke out, he was called up into the infantry at Nice but in January 1915 he was discharged because of his poor constitution ("faiblesse de constitution"). On 2 March 1916, he married Simone Colin in Marseille and in November graduated in English. He became an English teacher, teaching in various local colleges and at a lycée in Marseille.


In 1922, he moved to Paris, where he taught English until 1927, when he decided instead to devote his life to playwriting. During this time, he belonged to a group of young writers, in collaboration with one of whom, Paul Nivoix, he wrote the play, Merchants of Glory, which was produced in 1924. This was followed, in 1928, by Topaze, a satire based on ambition. Exiled in Paris, he returned nostalgically to his Provençal roots, taking this as his setting for his play Marius, which later became the first of his works to be adapted into a film in 1931.


Separated from Simone Collin since 1926 (though not divorced until 1941), he formed a relationship with the young English dancer Kitty Murphy. Their son Jacques Pagnol was born on 24 September 1930. (Jacques later became his father's assistant and subsequently a cameraman for France 3 Marseille.)


In 1929, on a visit to London, Pagnol attended a screening of one of the first talking films and he was so impressed that he decided to devote his efforts to cinema. He contacted Paramount Picture studios and suggested adapting his play Marius for cinema. This was directed by Alexander Korda and released on 10 October 1931. It became one of the first successful French-language talking films. ...


Source: Article "Marcel Pagnol" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 87

Movies 85

Writer 50

Director 19

Producer 8

self 4

TV Shows 2

Lui-même (archives)
Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les Rois de la comédie

Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les Rois de la comédie (2023)

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The Time of Secrets

The Time of Secrets (2022)

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Self
Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol (2019)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (2013)

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Writer
Marius

Marius (2013)

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Writer
The Well Digger's Daughter

The Well Digger's Daughter (2011)

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Jules et Marcel

Jules et Marcel (2011)

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Writer
The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife (2010)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (2008)

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Writer
The Time of Love

The Time of Love (2007)

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Writer
The Time of Secrets

The Time of Secrets (2007)

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Writer
Ohnsorg Theater - Der goldene Anker

Ohnsorg Theater - Der goldene Anker (2001)

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César

César (2000)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (2000)

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Writer
Marius

Marius (2000)

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Writer
Le Schpountz

Le Schpountz (1999)

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Writer
La femme du boulanger

La femme du boulanger (1999)

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Writer
My Mother's Castle

My Mother's Castle (1990)

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5.5
Writer
My Father's Glory

My Father's Glory (1990)

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4
Writer
Manon of the Spring

Manon of the Spring (1986)

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6
Writer
Jean de Florette

Jean de Florette (1986)

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4
Writer
Zinsen des Ruhms

Zinsen des Ruhms (1984)

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Self (archive footage)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978)

TV
Writer
César

César (1977)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (1977)

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Writer
Marius

Marius (1977)

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Writer
Cigalon

Cigalon (1975)

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Writer
Alta comedia

Alta comedia (1970)

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Director
Le Curé de Cucugnan

Le Curé de Cucugnan (1968)

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Self
Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol (1968)

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Writer
Der Schpunz

Der Schpunz (1967)

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Writer
Die Frau des Fotografen oder Die große Liebe

Die Frau des Fotografen oder Die große Liebe (1967)

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Theatre Play
Pekař a kočka

Pekař a kočka (1967)

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Self
Marcel Pagnol ou Le cinéma tel qu'on le parle

Marcel Pagnol ou Le cinéma tel qu'on le parle (1966)

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Writer
Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers

Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers (1965)

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Writer
Cigalon

Cigalon (1965)

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Original Concept
Al-modeer Al-Fanni

Al-modeer Al-Fanni (1965)

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Writer
Topaze

Topaze (1963)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (1961)

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Writer
Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze (1961)

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Writer
Professor Schnellfisch

Professor Schnellfisch (1959)

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Writer
Die Frau des Fotografen

Die Frau des Fotografen (1958)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (1958)

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Writer
Marius

Marius (1957)

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Writer
Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers

Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers (1956)

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Director
Letters from My Windmill

Letters from My Windmill (1954)

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Screenplay / Producer
Carnival

Carnival (1953)

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Director / Producer / Dialogue / Writer
Ugolin

Ugolin (1953)

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Director
Manon of the Spring

Manon of the Spring (1952)

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Producer
Alone in Paris

Alone in Paris (1951)

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Director
Topaze

Topaze (1951)

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Director
The Ways of Love

The Ways of Love (1950)

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Writer
The Prize

The Prize (1950)

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Theatre Play
Flirtation in Spring

Flirtation in Spring (1949)

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Director
The Pretty Miller Girl

The Pretty Miller Girl (1948)

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Director
Naïs

Naïs (1945)

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Writer
Arlette et l'Amour

Arlette et l'Amour (1943)

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Producer
La Croisée des chemins

La Croisée des chemins (1942)

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Director
La Prière aux étoiles

La Prière aux étoiles (1941)

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Director
The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)

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Writer
Monsieur Brotonneau

Monsieur Brotonneau (1939)

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Director
The Baker's Wife

The Baker's Wife (1938)

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Writer
Port of Seven Seas

Port of Seven Seas (1938)

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Director
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1938)

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Director
Harvest

Harvest (1937)

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Director
Topaze

Topaze (1936)

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Director
César

César (1936)

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Director
Cigalon

Cigalon (1935)

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Director
Merlusse

Merlusse (1935)

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Producer
Toni

Toni (1935)

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4
Producer
Marseille

Marseille (1935)

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Writer
Tartarin of Tarascon

Tartarin of Tarascon (1934)

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Director
Angele

Angele (1934)

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Producer
The Voyage of Mr. Perrichon

The Voyage of Mr. Perrichon (1934)

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Story
ياقوت

ياقوت (1934)

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Writer
Der schwarze Walfisch

Der schwarze Walfisch (1934)

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Director
Ways of Love

Ways of Love (1934)

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Writer
L'Agonie des aigles

L'Agonie des aigles (1933)

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Writer
Topaze

Topaze (1933)

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Writer
Direct au coeur

Direct au coeur (1933)

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Writer
Topaze

Topaze (1933)

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Director
Mr Poirier's Son-in-Law

Mr Poirier's Son-in-Law (1933)

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Writer
Fanny

Fanny (1932)

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Writer
Longing for the sea

Longing for the sea (1931)

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Writer
Marius

Marius (1931)

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Producer
The Marseille Trilogy

The Marseille Trilogy

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Writer
The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol

The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol

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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1895-02-28

Deathday
1974-04-18 (79 years old)

Birth Name
Marcel Paul Pagnol

Birth Place
Aubagne, France

Religion
atheism

Relationships
Orane Demazis (1925-01-01 - 1937-01-01), Josette Day (1939-01-01 - 1944-01-01)

Spouse
Simonne Collin

Children
Frédéric Pagnol, Francine Pagnol, Jacques Pagnol, Jean-Pierre Burgart, Estelle Pagnol

Father
Joseph Pagnol

Siblings
Paul Pagnol, Germaine Pagnol, René Pagnol

Citizenships
France

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms


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