Jean-Pierre Aumont

He is interred in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. Beatty is the younger brother of actress and writer Shirley MacLaine. When he died in 2001, Jean-Pierre Aumont was one of the most distinguished and famous French actors of the 20th century. April 8, 2000). Aumont was also a distinguished author, although the English translations of his works were sub-par. 1997) and Ella Corinne (b. Two years afterward, he was decorated with the cross of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, and in 1992, he received an honorary César Award. 1994), Isabel (b.

He starred in many films throughout the latter half of the 20th century, and one of his more recent works was released in 1989, A Tale of Two Cities. 1992), Benjamin (b. In the 1960s, he starred in various Broadway productions. They have four children together: Kathlyn (b. Aumont continued working with various famous actors and directors. He settled down in his fifties, marrying Annette Bening, his co-star in the gangster film Bugsy, in 1992. They had two children: Jean-Claude and Patrick, and lived a rather happy life. Beatty's career has been marked by a series of well-publicized romances, including Reds co-star Diane Keaton and pop-star Madonna.

However, the couple divorced in 1962, but rejoined a short while later. Other critically acclaimed works include Bugsy (1991) and Bulworth (1998). The couple starred in one film together, John Paul Jones, where Pavan played the romantic interest of the lead, while Aumont cameoed as King Louis XVI. It was nominated for eight other Oscars and joined a handful of films to win Best Director but not Best Picture. In 1956, he married Italian actress Marisa Pavan, star of various films including The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit. His historical epic set at the start of World War I, Reds (1981), won Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role while losing Best Picture to Chariots of Fire. Aumont kept working after his wife's death, though, starring as the magician in the extremely successful film, Lili, with Leslie Caron. Subsequent Beatty films include McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), The Parallax View (1974), Shampoo (1975), and Heaven Can Wait (1978).

She was known as the "Queen of Technicolor", and their marriage was very happy; however, she tragically drowned and died on September 7, 1951, in the family's villa at Suresnes, France. At age 30 he achieved critical acclaim as producer and star of Bonnie and Clyde (1967), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. While in Hollywood, though, Aumont married Maria Montez, a Dominican actress. Beatty got his start in film under Elia Kazan's direction and opposite Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass (1961), though he had previous television experience in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959). Because of his bravery during the fighting, Aumont received the Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2000, while in 2004 he received the Kennedy Center Honor. Aumont's Jeep was blown up near a mined bridge, and French Brigadier General Diégo-Charles-Joseph Brosset, commander of the 1st Free French Division, was killed. The Academy Awards honored him with the Irving G.

However, the second was more serious. He long had a reputation as a womanizer and playboy, but this reputation seems to have faded since his 1992 marriage. The first was on a mission with his brother. Henry Warren Beaty (born March 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Through the war, he was wounded twice. Then, he moved with the Allied armies through Italy and France.

After the completion of the film, Aumont was sent to North Africa, where he participated in Operation Torch, specifically in the country of Tunisia. Therefore, after finishing his film, The Cross of Lorraine (which was highly liked by certain Resistance leaders, including Charles de Gaulle), he joined the Free French. He began working with MGM; however, he was not content with staying in the safe United States while his fellow countrymen were fighting for their lives in Europe. He first fled to an unoccupied portion of Vichy territory, before moving, first to New York City, then Hollywood to further his film career.

Aumont stayed in France until 1942, when he realized that because of his Jewish ancestry, he would be forced to flee from the Nazi forces. However, right when his film and stage career began rising quickly, World War II broke out. However, his most important, career-defining role came in 1934, when Jean Cocteau's play La Machine Infernal (The Infernal Machine) was released in 1934. His film debut came one year later, when Jean de la Lune (Jean of the Moon in English) was produced in 1931.

His professional stage debut occurred at the age of 21. Born in Paris, France to a wealthy French family, Aumont began studying drama at the Paris Conservatory, following his mother, at the age of sixteen. Jean-Pierre Aumont (January 5, 1911 - January 29, 2001) was a French actor.