Axel Gabriel Erik Mørch better known as Gabriel Axel (18 April 1918
â€" 9 February 2014) was a Danish film director, actor, writer and
producer, best known for Babette's Feast (1987), which he wrote and
directed.Born in Aarhus, Denmark, on 18 April 1918, Axel spent most of
his childhood in Paris in a wealthy Danish manufacturer's family.In
1935, at age 17 following the family's economic collapse, he moved to
Denmark and trained as a cabinet maker. In 1942, Axel was admitted to
the acting school at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. After
graduating in 1945, he returned to France where he spent five years on
stage in Paris, including at the Théâtre de l'Athénée under
theatre director Louis Jouvet. During the winter of 1948â€"1949 he
produced Ludvig Holberg's Diderich Menschenskraek (Diderich the
Terrible) at Théâtre de Paris.
â€" 9 February 2014) was a Danish film director, actor, writer and
producer, best known for Babette's Feast (1987), which he wrote and
directed.Born in Aarhus, Denmark, on 18 April 1918, Axel spent most of
his childhood in Paris in a wealthy Danish manufacturer's family.In
1935, at age 17 following the family's economic collapse, he moved to
Denmark and trained as a cabinet maker. In 1942, Axel was admitted to
the acting school at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. After
graduating in 1945, he returned to France where he spent five years on
stage in Paris, including at the Théâtre de l'Athénée under
theatre director Louis Jouvet. During the winter of 1948â€"1949 he
produced Ludvig Holberg's Diderich Menschenskraek (Diderich the
Terrible) at Théâtre de Paris.
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