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'''Françoise Rosay''' ([[April 19]], [[1891]] - Paris, France - [[March 28]], [[1974]]) was a singer and actress who enjoyed a film career over sixty years long.
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Paris-born '''Françoise Rosay''' ([[April 19]], 1891 - Paris, France - [[March 28]], 1974)was a singer/actress who enjoyed an over 60-year career. She made her stage debut in 1908 and had plans on becoming an opera star. She began appearing in films as early as 1913, later working in Hollywood beginning in 1929. Rosay spent the World War II years in Switzerland, where she taught acting classes at the Conservatoire Geneve. She went on to appear in over 100 movies in her career.


Her stage debut was in 1908 and she originally planned to become an [[opera]] singer. Her first recorded film was '''Falstaff''' in 1913, and she began to work in Hollywood from 1929 onwards. In 1917, she married the director [[Jacques Feyder]], whom she remained with until his death in 1948, having three sons. Rosay spent the duration of [[World War II]] in [[Switzerland]], where she taught acting classes at the Conservatoire Geneve, although she still appeared in films during this time.

Her final appearance on film was "Der Fußgänger" in [[1973]].
==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741147/ Internet Movie Database entry on Françoise Rosay.

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Revision as of 09:29, 27 March 2006

Françoise Rosay (April 19, 1891 - Paris, France - March 28, 1974) was a singer and actress who enjoyed a film career over sixty years long.

Her stage debut was in 1908 and she originally planned to become an opera singer. Her first recorded film was Falstaff in 1913, and she began to work in Hollywood from 1929 onwards. In 1917, she married the director Jacques Feyder, whom she remained with until his death in 1948, having three sons. Rosay spent the duration of World War II in Switzerland, where she taught acting classes at the Conservatoire Geneve, although she still appeared in films during this time.

Her final appearance on film was "Der Fußgänger" in 1973.

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