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Suzanne Flon

Suzanne Flon

French actress


Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film Thou Shalt Not Kill. Flon also received two César Awards and two Molière Awards in her career.

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Early life

Her father was a railway worker and her mother crafted jewellery. Prior to becoming an actress, Flon worked as an English translator at the Paris department store Au Printemps and then as personal secretary to Édith Piaf. The great love of her life was the legendary film director John Huston. She never married.

Theatre roles

Flon's stage credits included plays by Jean Anouilh (L'Alouette,[1] Antigone,[2] Roméo et Jeannette[3]), André Roussin (La Petite Hutte), and Loleh Bellon (La Chambre d'amis, Les Dames du jeudi, Changement à vue, and Une Absence). Her English-language theatrical roles included Katherine (The Taming of the Shrew) and Rosalind (As You Like It).[4]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

César Awards

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Molière Awards

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Venice Film Festival

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Tributes

Director Danièle Thompson dedicated Avenue Montaigne to Flon, who had here her last film appearance.[6] Writer-director John Huston described Flon as "the most extraordinary woman I have ever known."[7]


References

  1. The title role, Jeanne d'Arc.
  2. Programme for original run of Antigone, 1944 on A.R.T, La Mémoire du théâtre, accessed 3 August 2019. She played Ismène in the 1944 premiere.
  3. She created Julia.
  4. Kirkup, James (3 September 2005). "Suzanne Flon". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-05-12.[dead link]
  5. French, Philip (25 February 2007). "Orchestra Seats". The Observer. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  6. Playboy, "Playboy Interview", September 1985

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