Michel Simon (French: [simÉ"̃]; 9 April 1895 â€" 30 May 1975) was a
Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu
Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938),
The Head (1959), and The Train (1964). The actor François Simon is
his son.Simon used to say about himself that he was born in 1895 and,
"as misfortune never comes singly, cinema was born the same year".Son
of a Catholic sausage maker and a Protestant housewife mother, Simon
soon left his family and decided to go to Paris, where he first lived
at the Hotel Renaissance, Saint-Martin Street, then in Montmartre. He
worked many different jobs to survive, such as giving boxing lessons
or peddling smuggled lighters. He devoured every book he could find,
with special preference for Georges Courteline's writings.
Swiss actor. He appeared in the notable films La Chienne (1931), Boudu
Saved from Drowning (1932), L'Atalante (1934), Port of Shadows (1938),
The Head (1959), and The Train (1964). The actor François Simon is
his son.Simon used to say about himself that he was born in 1895 and,
"as misfortune never comes singly, cinema was born the same year".Son
of a Catholic sausage maker and a Protestant housewife mother, Simon
soon left his family and decided to go to Paris, where he first lived
at the Hotel Renaissance, Saint-Martin Street, then in Montmartre. He
worked many different jobs to survive, such as giving boxing lessons
or peddling smuggled lighters. He devoured every book he could find,
with special preference for Georges Courteline's writings.
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