Jacqueline Pagnol

Jacqueline Andrée Pagnol (née Bouvier; 6 October 1920 – 22 August 2016) was a French actress. She acted in many French films in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the widow of French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

Jacqueline Pagnol
Born	Jacqueline Andrée Bouvier 6 October 1920 Malakoff, France
Died	22 August 2016 (aged 95) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Marcel Pagnol

Biography

Early life

Jacqueline Bouvier was born on 6 October 1920.[1] She grew up tending her aunt's goats in Camargue.[2] She studied drama.[3]

Career

She acted in many French films, six of which were directed by her husband.[3] She has revealed that the main character in Manon des sources was based on her own childhood.[2] She owned the copyright of Marcel Pagnol's work and approved all film adaptations.[2]

Personal life

She met author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol when she was twenty-three years old.[3] They resided at Avenue Foch in Paris.[2]

Filmography

• La maison des sept jeunes filles (1942).[4]
• Les ailes blanches (1943).[4]
• Goodbye Leonard (1943).[4]
• Service de nuit (1944).[4]
• Nais (1945).[4]
• The Pretty Miller Girl (1949).[4]
• The Prize (1950).[4]
• Topaze (1951).[4]
• Adhemar ou le jouet de la fatalite (1951).[4]
• Manon des sources (1952).[4]
• Carnaval (1953).[4]
• The Terror with women (1953).[4]

References

1. AlloCine
2. Jacqueline Pagnol: "Manon des Sources, c’était moi !", Nice Matin, 7 February 2013
3. La Gloire de Pagnol, Le Figaro, 19 May 2011
4. IMDB