Claude Mérelle
Claude Mérelle (17 May 1888 – 16 December 1976)[1] was a French stage and film actress who appeared in numerous films during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the late 1920s.
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Claude Mérelle in a still from the 1921 film serial Les Trois Mousquetaires. | |
Born | Lise Henriette Marie Laurent 17 May 1888 |
Died | 16 December 1976 88) | (aged
Other names | Lise Laurent |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1912–1928 |
Spouse(s) | Albert Decoeur (m. 1923; died 1942) |
Career
Born Lise Henriette Marie Laurent in Colombes, France in 1888, she made her film debut in the 1912 short Les noces siciliennes, directed by Louis Feuillade.[2] She would go on to appear in numerous film serials throughout the 1910s under the name Lise Laurent and directed by filmmakers such as Feuillade, Henri Pouctal and Henri Diamant-Berger before using the stage name Claude Mérelle beginning in 1918.[3] Mérelle most often appeared in film serials throughout her career, such as 1924's Les aventures de Robinson Crusoé, directed by Gaston Leprieur; 1924's Les amours de Rocambole, directed by Charles Maudru; 1925's Jean Chouans, directed by Luitz-Morat; 1926's Le capitaine Rascasse, Henri Desfontaines and 1926's Le juif errant, directed by Luitz-Morat. Her final film appearance was in the 1928 drama Rapa-Nui (also known as The Golden Abyss) directed by Mario Bonnard and starring André Roanne.[4]
Personal life
Claude Mérelle was married to stage and film actor Albert Decoeur from 1923 until his death in 1942. The two had appeared in several films together.[5] She retired from films in 1928 and died in Nice in 1976 at age 88.
Selected filmography
- Les Trois Mousquetaires (1921, serial)
- The Black Diamond (1922, serial)
- The Little Thing (1923)
- The Loves of Rocambole (1924)
- Jocaste (1925)
- Jean Chouan (1926, serial)
- The Golden Abyss (1927)
- Captain Rascasse (1927, serial)
References
- Les Gens du Cinéma Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- cineartisyes.com Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- cineartisyes.com Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Les Gens du Cinéma Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Gaumont Pathé archives Retrieved 10 August 2016.