Abel Gance

French film director and producer, writer and actor (1889-1981)

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Abel Gance, born Abel Eugène Alexandre Perthon in 1889, was a French screenwriter, film actor, film director, and film producer. A figure within the French Impressionist Cinema movement, he was educated at Lycée Chaptal and spoke French as his native language. He received the BAFTA Fellowship during his career.

Gance died of tuberculosis in the 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1981. His remains are buried at Auteuil Cemetery. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française.

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Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927). He was born in Paris in 1889. In 1909, he acted in his first film. He also wrote scenarios, and often sold them to Gaumont. During this period he was diagnosed with tuberculosis,…

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Abel Gance et son Napoléon — Self (archival footage)1984
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)1974
Bonaparte et la révolution — St. Just (archive footage)1972
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite — Self - Interviewee1968
Omnibus — Self1967
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow — Self1963
Cinépanorama — Self1956
Napoléon Bonaparte — Saint-Just1935
The End of the World — Jean Novalic1931

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Key facts

Born: Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon , ( 1889-10-25 ) 25 October 1889, Paris , France
Died: 10 November 1981 (1981-11-10) (aged 92), Paris , France
Occupations: Director, producer, writer, actor
Spouses: Mathilde Angèle Thizeau, Marguerite Danis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1922 , divorced ) , Sylvie Grenade (Marie Odette Vérité) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1933 ; died 1978 )

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Instance of: human
Given name: Abel
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Occupation: film editor
Educated at: Lycée Chaptal
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Award: BAFTA Fellowship
Movement: French Impressionist Cinema
Image: GANCE Abel-24x30b-.jpg

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Commons category: Abel Gance
cause of death: tuberculosis
date of birth: 1889-10-25
date of death: 1981-11-11
medical condition: tuberculosis
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Abel Gance
archives at: Cinémathèque Française
related category: Category:Films directed by Abel Gance
birth name: Abel Eugène Alexandre Perthon
place of burial: Auteuil Cemetery
start of work period: 1911-00-00
end of work period: 1972-00-00

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Abel Gance ( French: [gɑ̃s]; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 1889 – 10 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer, and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).

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