Pierre Brasseur born PierreAlbert Espinasse 22 December 1905 Paris 16 August 1972 Bruneck Italy was a French actor He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur His grandfather Jules Brasseur was an actor as well The family tradition of using the name Brasseur was continued by his son Claude and his grandson Alexandre Renowned for playing outsized characters Brasseur is probably best known in the anglophone world for his semifictionalised portrayal of the actor Frédérick Lemaître in Les Enfants du Paradis Children of Paradise 1945 and as Docteur Génessier more subdued in the horror film Eyes Without a Face Les Yeux sans visage 1960 costarring with Alida Valli On May 30 1927 Brasseur performed the spoken role of the Narrator in the world premiere of Igor Stravinskys operaoratorio Oedipus rex Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Brasseur licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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