Simone Mareuil

Simone Mareuil (French pronunciation: ​[simɔn maʁøj]; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.[1]

Simone Mareuil
Born
Marie Louise Simone Vacher

(1903-08-25)25 August 1903
Périgueux, Dordogne, France
Died24 October 1954(1954-10-24) (aged 51)
Périgueux, Dordogne, France
Other namesSimonne
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Philippe Hersent

Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.[2][3]

After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression.[4][5] She committed suicide by self-immolation — dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.[6][7][8][9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Other notes
1924 L'Ombre du bonheur
La Galerie des monstres Alternative titles: Gallery of Monsters, La Barraca de los monstruos
1925 A Gentleman of the Ring
1926 Le Juif errant Céphise
1927 Poker d'as
La Petite chocolatière Alternative title: The Chocolate Girl
Genêt d'Espagne
1929 Peau de pêche Alternative title: Peach Skin
La Fée moderne
The Ladies in the Green Hats
Un Chien Andalou Young girl Alternative title: An Andalusian Dog; credited as Simonne Mareuil
1930 Our Masters, the Servants Alternative title: Our Masters, the Servants
1931 Le Juif polonais Annette Alternative title: Polish Jew
Heart of Paris Jeannette Durand Alternative title: Le Coeur de Paris
1932 Le Soir des rois Charlotte Oltendorf Alternative title: How Shall I Tell My Husband?
1933 Miss Helyett Lolotte
Mariage à responsabilité limitée
L'Héritier du Bal Tabarin Mademoiselle Longuebois
1936 The Lover of Madame Vidal
1940 Sur le plancher des vaches Gaby

References
  1. R. Bruce Elder, DADA, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect, p. 615
  2. Simone Mareuil (1899–1954)
  3. Philippe Hersent (1912–1982)
  4. List of actresses who committed suicide
  5. A survey of key surrealist films and a look at alternative films that share in the surrealist sensibility. "More disturbingly and strangely surrealistically, Simone Mareuil died via self-immolation with gasoline in a public square in Perigueux, her hometown. She was deeply depressed after World War II and had just returned to her hometown."
  6. ¿Quién es la actriz a la que Buñuel secciona el ojo en el film “Un perro andaluz”?
  7. Powrie, Phil; Rebillard, Eric (2009). "Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien Andalou". Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinema. Edinburgh University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7486-2197-2. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  8. Un Chien Andalou
  9. Baxter, John (1995). Buñuel. New York: Fourth Estate. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-85702-353-4.
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