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Max Linder
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Max Linder was a French actor, film director, screenwriter and stage actor, born 16 December 1883 in Saint-Loubès, France. He was a citizen of France, spoke French as his native language, and served in World War I. He died in Paris on 31 October 1925; his death is recorded as a suicide. His daughter was Maud Linder, and his listed literary works include Sette anni di guai.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 1925
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Sette anni di guai, di Max Linder
- Sette anni di guai =
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Film & TV
Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France
Although all too frequently neglected by fans of silent comedy, Max Linder is in many ways as important a figure as Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, or Harold Lloyd, not least because he predated (and influenced) them all by several years, and was largely responsible for the creation of the classic style of silent slapstick comedy. He started out as an actor in the French theatre, but after…
Known for
- Life and Deaths of Max Linder — Self (archive footage)2026
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty — archive footage2020
- Max Linder Collection 1917-19222014
- Birth of the Tramp — Self (archive footage)2013
- Tout sur mon père Max Linder — Self (archive footage)2013
- The Man in the Silk Hat — Self (archive footage)1983
- Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
- Laugh with Max Linder — Self (archive footage)1963
- All in Good Fun — Archive Footage1955
- Easter Parade — Audience Member (uncredited)1948
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Key facts
- Born
- Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle , ( 1883-12-16 ) 16 December 1883, Cavernes, Saint-Loubès , Gironde , France
- Died
- 1 November 1925 (1925-11-01) (aged 41), Paris, France
- Occupations
- Actor director screenwriter producer comedian
- Years active
- 1899–1925
- Spouse
- Hélène "Ninette" Peters ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1923 )
- Children
- Maud Linder
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Loubès
- Place of death
- Paris
- Child
- Maud Linder
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Max Linder c1917.jpg
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- Commons category
- Max Linder
- date of birth
- 1883-12-06
- date of death
- 1925-11-01
- manner of death
- Suicide
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Max Linder
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Encyclopedic overview
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle (16 December 1883 – 1 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder ( French: [maks lɛ̃.dɛʁ]), was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first recognizable recurring characters in film. He has also been cited as the "first international movie star" and "the first film star anywhere".
Born in Cavernes, France to Catholic parents, Linder grew up with a passion for theater and enrolled in the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in 1899. He soon received awards for his performances and continued to pursue a career in the legitimate theater. He became a contract player with the Bordeaux Théâtre des Arts from 1901 to 1904, performing in plays by Molière, Pierre Corneille, and Alfred de Musset.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Max Linder” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.