Acting
Josette Day
1914-1978
Known for Beauty and the Beast, The Well-Digger's Daughter, The Storm Within.
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Born07/31/1914
Died06/27/1978
AgeDied at 63
BirthplaceParis, France
DepartmentActing
Also known asJosette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josette Day (July 31, 1914 - June 27, 1978) was a French film actress. Born in Paris, she began her career as an actress in 1919 at the age of five. Day was married in 1941 to famous French studio head Marcel Pagnol, who she met in January 1939. In 1946, she played her best-known role, alongside Jean Marais, as Belle in director Jean Cocteau's famous take on the classic French fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Despite playing numerous parts in famous French films, Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when she was only 36 years old.
