Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Pierre Fresnay
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Fresnay, Pierre; Monsieur Vincent Erich von Stroheim (left) and Pierre Fresnay in La Grande Illusion (1937). Pierre Fresnay and Erich von Stroheim in La Grande Illusion
Quizzes
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson
Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
Bag end on Bagshot row from the movies Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in Hobbiton, New Zealand, Australia
You Ought to Be in Pictures: 8 Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit
Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
Discover
A mug shot taken by the regional Colombia control agency in Medellin
Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok
Just How Many Oceans Are There?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Pierre Fresnay: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Pierre-Fresnay
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Pierre-Jules-Louis Laudenbach
Born April 4, 1897 • Paris • France
Died January 9, 1975 (aged 77) • Paris • France

Photos

Fresnay, Pierre; Monsieur Vincent
Erich von Stroheim (left) and Pierre Fresnay in La Grande Illusion (1937).
Pierre Fresnay and Erich von Stroheim in La Grande Illusion
See All Images →
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
French actress
Claudette Colbert in Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Claudette Colbert
American actress
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard
French actress
God of Carnage
Yasmina Reza
French dramatist, novelist, and actress
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
French actress
Simone Signoret
French actress
Antonin Artaud as Jean Massieu
Antonin Artaud
French author and actor
Arletty
French actress
Max Ophüls: La Ronde
Gérard Philipe
French actor
Rachel, Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle Rachel
French actress
Dancourt, detail of an oil painting by Gabriel Gence, 1706; in the collection of the Comédie-Française, Paris
Florent Carton Dancourt
French author
Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
French actor and director
André Antoine
André Antoine
French actor
Delphine Seyrig in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman
Delphine Seyrig
French actress
Guilbert, Yvette
Yvette Guilbert
French singer and actress
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer
French actor
Champmeslé, Marie
Marie Champmeslé
French actress
The Wages of Fear
Yves Montand
French actor
Sacha Guitry
French dramatist
Jean Gabin (left) and Simone Simon in a scene from the film La Bête humaine, 1938.
Jean Gabin
French actor

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz