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Popular but troubled renegade French actor Patrick Dewaere was christened Jean-Marie Patrick Bourdeaux on January 26, 1947, at Saint-Brieuc in Britanny in the north-west region of France. The third of six children born to actress Mado Maurin (1915-2011), his mother made acting a family affair. All of his siblings -- Jean-Pierre Maurin (1941-1996), Yves-Marie Maurin (1944-2009), Dominique Maurin (1949- ), Jean-François Vlerick (also known as Jean-Francois Maurin) (1957- ) and Marie-Véronique Maurin (1960- ) -- all became thespians. Patrick made his film debut at the age of four under the name Patrick Maurin in Amazing Monsieur Fabre (1951).
While growing up, he was taunted by his schoolyard friends for his young film endeavors, he learned sensitivity and isolation at an early age. Other films during this adolescent period of time included his playing an unbilled child role in Gene Kelly's The Happy Road (1957).
As a young adult in the early 1960s Patrick appeared on French television, then joined the "Café de Gare" theatrical troupe in 1968 where he remained for nearly a decade. It was during these stage years that he changed his stage name to Dewaere, the maiden name of his great grandmother. He also met and became romantically involvement with fellow troupe member Miou-Miou. A child, Angele, was born to this liaison in 1974, but the couple broke up after only two years. Another daughter, Lola, was born in the early 1980s from a later marriage.
After numerous film bits, stardom was finally his with the leading rebel-like role of Pierrot in Bertrand Blier's anarchic comedy Going Places (1974) [Going Places], which also starred up-and-coming actor Gérard Depardieu and lady love Miou-Miou. He and Depardieu earned instant "anti-hero" stardom in this tale of two wanderlust petty thugs. Patrick's genius for dark, offbeat comedy was apparent in the number of black comedies that came his way. Catherine & Co. (1975) [Catherine & Co.] co-starred Patrick with Jane Birkin, a social commentary on the prostitution business. He followed this with the crime drama The French Detective (1975) [The French Detective] as Lino Ventura's inspector sidekick. Dewaere earned high marks for his off-balanced role in La meilleure façon de marcher (1976) [The Best Way], then paired up again with Depardieu in the Oscar-winning cross-over comedy Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) [Get Out Your Handkerchiefs].
Infinitely more interested in searching out complex roles than fame, his work in films were more often than not experimental, low budget and quirky in style. He appeared innately drawn to playing sensitive, scruffy, miserable neurotics, misfits and losers, as exemplified by his characters in Hothead (1979) [Hothead], Serie Noire (1979), Heat of Desire (1981) [Heat of Desire], Hotel America (1981) [Hotel America] which co-starred Catherine Deneuve, and the critically-acclaimed Beau-père (1981).
This obsession may have triggered a deep and profound suffering in his own off-screen personal life. Unlike his counterpart Depardieu, Patrick's fame never branched out internationally, but he was recognized consistently throughout Europe for his superlative portrayals. Amazingly, he was nominated for seven César awards (the French equivalent of the "Oscar") but never won.
Patrick's career ended in tragic and still mysterious circumstances. Shortly before the release of the film Paradis pour tous (1982) [Paradise for All], a dark comedy in which his character commits suicide, the 35-year-old actor decided to end his own life by shooting himself with a rifle in his Paris home on July 16, 1982. At the time he was working on the Claude Lelouch's film Edith and Marcel (1983). A shocking, inexplicable end to friends, fans and family alike, Dewaere later became the subject of a full-length French documentary Patrick Dewaere (1992), which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. The Patrick Dewaere Award was established in France in 1983.- Director
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Gaëlle Royer was born on 29 June 1954 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. She was a director and writer, known for Faits divers, l'Histoire à la une (2021), Kriminalfälle, die Geschichte machten (2016) and Sweet Dream (2009). She was married to Antoine de Caunes. She died on 7 February 2023 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Louis Guilloux was born on 15 January 1899 in Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-d'Armor, France. He was a writer, known for Cripure (1991), Quand la liberté venait du ciel (1967) and Les Thibault (1972). He died on 14 October 1980 in Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-d'Armor, France.
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Yelle was born on 17 January 1983 in Saint-Brieuc, France. She is an actress and composer, known for My Spy (2020), The Hustle (2019) and Skam (2015).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jean-Claude Sussfeld was born on 29 July 1948 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. He is an assistant director and director, known for Elle voit des nains partout! (1982), La passerelle (1988) and Le Léopard (1984).- Alain de Catuelan was born on 21 October 1966 in Saint Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France. He is an actor, known for Kiss of the Dragon (2001), L'invité (2007) and 4 garçons dans la nuit (2010).
- Jean-Marc Cozic was born on 5 October 1965 in Saint-Brieuc, France. He is an actor, known for I Want to Go Home (1989), 300 000 Kilomètres/Seconde (2013) and My Super Season 8 (2005).
- Monique Just was born in 1940 in Saint-Brieuc, France. She is an actress, known for L'éternité pour nous (1963), I Spit on Your Grave (1959) and Pugni, pupe e marinai (1961).
- Laurent Chandemerle was born on 27 December 1968 in Saint-Brieuc, France. He is an actor, known for Entre nous deux (2010), Le réseau Shelburn (2019) and Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (2009).
- Jean des Cognets was born in 1883 in Saint-Brieuc, France. Jean des was a writer, known for Chanson d'Armor (1934). Jean des died in 1961.
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Albert Mahuzier was born on 14 January 1907 in Saint-Brieuc, France. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Animaux familiers de Fort-Archambault (1951), Gestes d'hier et de toujours (1946) and Caravane au Hoggar (1947). He died on 14 September 1980 in Paris, France.- Director
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Sophie Deflandre was born on 7 July 1960 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes d'Armor, France. She is a director and writer, known for Nuits blanches (1997), Passé simple (1986) and Quidam (1992).- Auguste de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam was born on 7 November 1838 in Saint-Brieuc, France. Auguste de Villiers was a writer, known for Tomorrow's Eve, Conte cruel (1930) and L'évasion (1922). Auguste de Villiers died on 18 August 1889 in Paris, France.
- Jeannie de Clarens was born on 1 April 1919 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. She was married to Henri de Clarens. She died on 23 August 2017 in Montaigu, Vendée, France.
- Jean-Christophe Boullion was born on 27 December 1969 in Saint-Brieuc, France.
- Louis Lorsy was born on 16 September 1899 in Saint-Brieuc, France. He was an actor, known for Chouchou poids plume (1932), Il était une fois (1933) and Gargousse (1938). He died on 13 February 2002 in Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France.
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Christian Bert was born on 16 October 1979 in Saint-Brieuc, France. Christian is known for Le temps des porte-plumes (2006).- Patrick Le Lay was born on 7 June 1942 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France. He died on 18 March 2020 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Jean Kerisel was born on 18 November 1908 in Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-d'armor, France. He died on 22 January 2005 in Paris, France.