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Pierre Étaix
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pierre Etaix, Pierre Léon Étaix, P.L. Étaix
French clown, comedian and filmmaker (1928-2016)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Il faut appeler un clown un clown
- Criticons la caméra
- Croquis
- Dactylographismes
- Le carton à chapeaux
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Film & TV
Roanne, Loire, France
Pierre Étaix was a French comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Academy Award for best live-action short film in 1963.
Known for
- From Darkness to Light — Self2025
- The Clown — Self2016
- Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown — Self2016
- Winter Song — Marquis-Clochard2015
- Chantrapas — French Producer2011
- Le Havre — Dr. Becker2011
- Carrière, 250 Meters — Self2011
- Pierre Étaix, un destin animé — Self2011
- Lucifer et moi — Self2009
- Gardens in Autumn2006
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pierre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Roanne
- Place of death
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Annie Fratellini
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- variety
- Official website
- www.lesfilmsdetaix.fr
- Image
- Pierre Etaix.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-11-23
- nominated for
- BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
- date of death
- 2016-10-14
- Commons category
- Pierre Étaix
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Pierre Étaix
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- birth name
- Pierre Léon Étaix
- has works in the collection
- Eye Filmmuseum
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
Sources (11)
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