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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Cécile Aubry
| name = Cécile Aubry
| image = CécileAubry.jpg
| image = Cécile Aubry (1969).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Aubry in 1969
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|8|3}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|8|3}}
| birth_place = [[Paris]], France
| birth_place = [[Paris]], France
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|7|19|1928|8|3|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news|title= Cécile Aubry obituary|work = Guardian|date=2010-07-30|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/30/cecile-aubry-obituary|access-date=2010-08-14 | location=London | first=Ronald | last=Bergan}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|7|19|1928|8|3|df=y}}<ref>{{cite news|title= Cécile Aubry obituary|work = Guardian|date=2010-07-30|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/30/cecile-aubry-obituary|access-date=2010-08-14 | location=London | first=Ronald | last=Bergan}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Dourdan]], France
| death_place = [[Dourdan]], France
| spouse = Si Brahim El Glaoui<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 1956; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 1959)
| spouse = {{marriage|Si Brahim El Glaoui|1956|1959|end=div}}
| children = [[Mehdi El Glaoui]]
| children = [[Mehdi El Glaoui]]
| birthname = Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard<ref>{{cite news|title= Cécile Aubry, Actress and Writer of Children's Stories, Dies at 81|work= The New York Times|date=2010-07-24|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/movies/25aubry.html|access-date=2010-08-14 | first=Bruce | last=Weber}}</ref>
| birthname = Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard<ref>{{cite news|title= Cécile Aubry, Actress and Writer of Children's Stories, Dies at 81|work= The New York Times|date=2010-07-24|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/movies/25aubry.html|access-date=2010-08-14 | first=Bruce | last=Weber}}</ref>
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'''Cécile Aubry''' (3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a [[French people|French]] film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.
'''Cécile Aubry''' (born '''Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard'''; 3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a [[French people|French]] film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Born '''Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard''', Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signed to [[20th Century Fox]]. She made her break as the star of [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]]'s ''[[Manon (film)|Manon]]'' (1949), which won the [[Golden Lion|Golden Lion of Saint Mark]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. That brought her a leading role alongside [[Tyrone Power]] and [[Orson Welles]] in American director [[Henry Hathaway]]'s feature ''[[The Black Rose]]'' (1950). Aubry had also a strong performance in [[Christian-Jacque]]'s ''[[Bluebeard (1951 film)|Bluebeard]]'' (1952), one of the first French-produced films to be made in color. For a short time, she was a Hollywood success, signing a lucrative contract with Fox, employing her parents as a publicity team, and regularly appearing in French film magazines as an example of the perfect hybrid of Franco-American femininity.<ref name="Big Cartoon">{{Cite web |url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Belle_and_Sebastian_author_Cecile_Aubry_dies_at_81_P109189/ |title=Belle and Sebastian author Cecile Aubry dies at 81 |work=Big Cartoon Forum |date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117195552/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Belle_and_Sebastian_author_Cecile_Aubry_dies_at_81_P109189/ |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>
Born in 1928, Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signed to [[20th Century Fox]]. She made her break as the star of [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]]'s ''[[Manon (film)|Manon]]'' (1949), which won the [[Golden Lion|Golden Lion of Saint Mark]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]]. That brought her a leading role alongside [[Tyrone Power]] and [[Orson Welles]] in American director [[Henry Hathaway]]'s feature ''[[The Black Rose]]'' (1950). Aubry had also a strong performance in [[Christian-Jacque]]'s ''[[Bluebeard (1951 film)|Bluebeard]]'' (1952), one of the first French-produced films to be made in color. For a short time, she was a Hollywood success, signing a lucrative contract with Fox, employing her parents as a publicity team, and regularly appearing in French film magazines as an example of the perfect hybrid of Franco-American femininity.<ref name="Big Cartoon">{{Cite web |url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Belle_and_Sebastian_author_Cecile_Aubry_dies_at_81_P109189/ |title=Belle and Sebastian author Cecile Aubry dies at 81 |work=Big Cartoon Forum |date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117195552/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Belle_and_Sebastian_author_Cecile_Aubry_dies_at_81_P109189/ |archive-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>


Aubry had a short film career. It was interrupted by a secret six-year marriage to Si Brahim El Glaoui, the eldest son of [[Thami El Glaoui]], the [[Pasha]] of [[Marrakesh]], whom she met in 1950 while filming ''The Black Rose''. They had one child together, son [[Mehdi El Glaoui]] (born 1956), before their divorce. She announced her retirement from film in 1959, claiming that she had only enjoyed cinema for its travel opportunities. Aubry went on to write children's books and scenarios for children's television with considerable success.<ref name="Big Cartoon"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Cécile Aubry: French actress who went on to create the much-loved children's TV series 'Belle et Sébastien |work=Independent |date=2010-07-31 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ccile-aubry-french-actress-who-went-on-to-create-the-muchloved-childrens-tv-series-belle-et-sbastien-2040068.html |access-date=2010-08-14 |location=London |first=Pierre |last=Perrone}}</ref>
Aubry had a short film career. It was interrupted by a secret six-year marriage to Si Brahim El Glaoui, the eldest son of [[Thami El Glaoui]], the [[Pasha]] of [[Marrakesh]], whom she met in 1950 while filming ''The Black Rose''. They had one child together, son [[Mehdi El Glaoui]] (born 1956), before their divorce. She announced her retirement from film in 1959, claiming that she had only enjoyed cinema for its travel opportunities. Aubry went on to write children's books and scenarios for children's television with considerable success.<ref name="Big Cartoon"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Cécile Aubry: French actress who went on to create the much-loved children's TV series 'Belle et Sébastien |work=Independent |date=2010-07-31 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ccile-aubry-french-actress-who-went-on-to-create-the-muchloved-childrens-tv-series-belle-et-sbastien-2040068.html |access-date=2010-08-14 |location=London |first=Pierre |last=Perrone}}</ref>


[[File:Cécile Aubry (1969).jpg|thumb|349x349px|Cécile Aubry, 1969]]
Aubry became known in France for her television series for children, ''Poly'', about a [[Shetland pony]] and a boy, and ''[[Belle and Sebastian (1965 TV series)|Belle and Sebastian]]'', about a [[Pyrenean Mountain Dog]] and a boy, adapted for television from her books. The main character in each series was played by her son, Mehdi El Glaoui (credited as "Mehdi").<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/belle.htm |title=Belle And Sebastien |work=A Television Heaven Review |access-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414213628/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/belle.htm |archive-date=14 April 2011}}</ref>
Aubry became known in France for her television series for children, ''Poly'', about a [[Shetland pony]] and a boy, and ''[[Belle and Sebastian (1965 TV series)|Belle and Sebastian]]'', about a [[Pyrenean Mountain Dog]] and a boy, adapted for television from her books. The main character in each series was played by her son, Mehdi El Glaoui (credited as "Mehdi").<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/belle.htm |title=Belle And Sebastien |work=A Television Heaven Review |access-date=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414213628/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/belle.htm |archive-date=14 April 2011}}</ref>


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| ''L'espionne sera à Nouméa''
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{IMDb name|0041438|Cecile Aubry}}
* {{IMDb name|0041438|Cecile Aubry}}
* {{Amg name|2786}}
* {{Amg name|2786}}
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[[Category:French children's writers]]
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Revision as of 09:44, 15 August 2024

Cécile Aubry
Aubry in 1969
Born
Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard[1]

(1928-08-03)3 August 1928
Paris, France
Died19 July 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 81)[2]
Dourdan, France
Occupation(s)Actress, author, director, screenwriter
Years active1949–1960
Notable workAuthor: Belle et Sébastien
Film: The Black Rose
Spouse
Si Brahim El Glaoui
​
​
(m. 1956; div. 1959)​
ChildrenMehdi El Glaoui

Cécile Aubry (born Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard; 3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a French film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Born in 1928, Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signed to 20th Century Fox. She made her break as the star of Henri-Georges Clouzot's Manon (1949), which won the Golden Lion of Saint Mark at the Venice Film Festival. That brought her a leading role alongside Tyrone Power and Orson Welles in American director Henry Hathaway's feature The Black Rose (1950). Aubry had also a strong performance in Christian-Jacque's Bluebeard (1952), one of the first French-produced films to be made in color. For a short time, she was a Hollywood success, signing a lucrative contract with Fox, employing her parents as a publicity team, and regularly appearing in French film magazines as an example of the perfect hybrid of Franco-American femininity.[3]

Aubry had a short film career. It was interrupted by a secret six-year marriage to Si Brahim El Glaoui, the eldest son of Thami El Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakesh, whom she met in 1950 while filming The Black Rose. They had one child together, son Mehdi El Glaoui (born 1956), before their divorce. She announced her retirement from film in 1959, claiming that she had only enjoyed cinema for its travel opportunities. Aubry went on to write children's books and scenarios for children's television with considerable success.[3][4]

Aubry became known in France for her television series for children, Poly, about a Shetland pony and a boy, and Belle and Sebastian, about a Pyrenean Mountain Dog and a boy, adapted for television from her books. The main character in each series was played by her son, Mehdi El Glaoui (credited as "Mehdi").[5]

Death

On 19 July 2010, Aubry died from lung cancer in Dourdan (Essonne), France, aged 81.[6]

Filmography

Year Titel Role Notes
1947 Une nuit à Tabarin
1949 Manon Manon Lescaut
1950 The Black Rose Maryam
1950 Bluebeard Aline
1953 Piovuto dal cielo
1954 Dancing in the Sun Solotänzerin Nanon
1957 La ironía del dinero L'américaine
1957 C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles Cécile Aubry (uncredited)
1963 L'espionne sera à Nouméa Filmed in 1960

References

  1. ^ Weber, Bruce (2010-07-24). "Cécile Aubry, Actress and Writer of Children's Stories, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ Bergan, Ronald (2010-07-30). "Cécile Aubry obituary". Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ^ a b "Belle and Sebastian author Cecile Aubry dies at 81". Big Cartoon Forum. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Perrone, Pierre (2010-07-31). "Cécile Aubry: French actress who went on to create the much-loved children's TV series 'Belle et Sébastien". Independent. London. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  5. ^ "Belle And Sebastien". A Television Heaven Review. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Mort de Cécile Aubry, auteure du feuilleton télévisé "Belle et Sébastien"". LE MONDE. AFP. 2010-07-20.
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