Annie Vernay
Annie Vernay | |
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| Born | 21 November 1921 |
| Died | 15 August 1941 |
| Other names | Annie Martine Jacqueline Vermeersch |
| Occupation | Actress |
Annie Vernay (November 21, 1921 – August 15, 1941) was a French actress, who emerged as a star of the French cinema before her sudden death at the age of nineteen. After winning a beauty contest, Vernay appeared in seven French films including Max Ophüls's The Novel of Werther (1938).[1]
Her performances attracted interest from American studios. While en route to Hollywood via the Atlantic, she contracted typhus and died in Buenos Aires.
Selected filmography[]
- The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1938)
- Princess Tarakanova (1938)
- The Novel of Werther (1938).
- Hangman's Noose (1940)
- Sing Anyway (1940)
References[]
- ^ Goble p.481
External links[]
- Annie Vernay at IMDb
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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