Jean Sorel

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Jean Sorel
Born
Jean Bernard Antoine de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune

(1934-09-25) 25 September 1934 (age 89)
Marseille, France
OccupationActor
Years active1959–present
Spouses
(m. 1962; died 2018)
Patricia Balme
(m. 2018)
Jean Sorel with Anna Maria Ferrero in 1966

Jean Sorel CAL (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ sɔʁɛl]; born Jean Bernard Antoine de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune; 25 September 1934) is a French actor.

Life and career[edit]

Sorel was born Jean Bernard Antoine de Chieusses de Combaud de Roquebrune in Marseille.[1] His family was descended from the House of Capet. His father, Guy (Guillaume) de Combaud de Roquebrune, was a newspaper publisher and a member of the French Resistance who was killed in combat World War II.[2][3] Via his father, Sorel was the nephew of François de Menthon.

Initially planning to be a diplomat, Sorel studied international relations at the École normale supérieure, and worked as an embassy clerk in French Algeria from 1956 to 1957.

Sorel worked extensively in European cinema during the 1960s and 1970s with directors such as Luis Buñuel and Luchino Visconti. Early on, he drew comparisons to Alain Delon in his appearance and screen persona, often playing romantic leads.[4] He also worked extensively in Italy. Since 1980, he has worked mostly in television.

In 2008, Sorel was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Sorel was married to Italian actress Anna Maria Ferrero from 1962 until her death in 2018.[6] In 2018, he married Patricia Balme.[7]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jean Sorel (Jean de Chieusses de Combaud Roquebrune)". geni_family_tree. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Sennecey 1944". sennecey1944.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ Ponnavoy, Jean-Louis (31 October 2021), "De CHIEUSSES de COMBAUD de ROQUEBRUNE Guillaume, Louis, Antoine, surnommé Guy", Le Maitron (in French), Paris: Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier, retrieved 25 May 2024
  4. ^ Schifano, Laurence (2009). Visconti: Une vie exposée. Éditions Gallimard.
  5. ^ "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Nominations et promotions du 01-2011". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Anna Maria Ferrero".
  7. ^ "Jean Sorel se livre sur sa relation avec Patricia Balme : 'J'ai retrouvé le bonheur'". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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