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Known for:	The Grand Illusion, Port of Shadows, Pépé le Moko
Birth name:	Jean-Alexis Moncorgé
Birthday:	17 May 1904, Paris, France

Children from marriage with Dominique Fournier: Florence Moncorgé-Gabin (1950), Valérie Moncorgé (1952) and Mathias (1956). After his death the body was cremated and ashes were thrown overboard from the military ship "Détroyat". He didn't want his daughter Florence to become an actress and tried in every way to prevent her to do. When she married a jockey against his will he didn't go to the wedding ceremony but sent a friend, the actor Lino Ventura. His second wife Jeanne Mouchine was a former chorus girl of the Casino de Paris. After divorce he was sentenced to pay her 60 millions francs. Male winner of 1953 Lemon Prize, awarded by French journalists to the nastiest French actors. His parents, Ferdinand Moncorgé and Hélène Petit, were performers and singers in low-class shows. Portrayed on a postage stamp issued on Oct. 3, 1998 by the French Post Office. Grandfather of Jean-Paul Moncorgé. Was Sergio Leone's favorite actor. Youngest of seven children Following the German occupation of France, he emigrated to Hollywood and lived there until 1945. At that time, he began a romance with Marlene Dietrich. Was made an officer of France's Legion of Honor (1960).

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