Annie Ducaux

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Born
Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux

10 September 1908
Died31 December 1996(1996-12-31) (aged 88)
Years active19321980

Annie Ducaux (10 September 1908 31 December 1996) [1] [2] was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in numerous stage productions there. [1] She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Abel Gance's Beethoven's Great Love (1937), Conflict (1938, opposite Corinne Luchaire) and Les grandes familles (1958, opposite Jean Gabin).

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She was born Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, and died in Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France. [2] She was married to the Swiss film producer Ernest Rupp, and had one child the French film producer Gérard Ducaux-Rupp.

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  1. 1 2 "Annie Ducaux". Cinémathèque française. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Annie Ducaux". Les Gens du cinéma.com. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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