Happy Birthday Louis de Funes

Louis de Funes was born July 31, 1914 in Courbevoie, in the family of Spanish aristocrats from Seville. His father was a professional lawyer. Little is known about his mother, but Louis de Funes argued that his most famous comic image of the greedy bourgeoisie, he was blinded with her. In his youth, Louis worked as a bookkeeper, furriers, even shining shoes. Sometimes he appeared on the stage of the Paris Club as a comedian. That he was really like. After World War II, de Funes tries himself in cinema. In 1945, de Funes in the movie "The Temptation of Barbizon" directed by Jean Staley. But to fame he goes long. The film "Do not be caught - not a thief," directed by Yves Robert, shot in 1958, where Louis de Funes gets a major role poacher Blair brought him universal renown. In the 1960s, de Funes enters the peak of popularity. In the year he acted in three or four pictures. The trilogy of Fantômas, "Long Walk", "Razin" serial film about the adventures gendarmes and his staff have been viewed by millions of viewers around the world. In March 1973 he was awarded the title of "Knight of the Legion of Honor." But in 1975, experiencing a heart attack just two. His health began to deteriorate rapidly. He throws the movie begins to engage in floriculture and cultivation of roses. Soon, however, it invites Claude Zidi star in the movie "The Wing or the Thigh." Followed by several films, including the continued adventures of the gendarmes. The film "The gendarme in a skirt" was the last in his film career. Louis de Funes died January 27, 1983 in Nantes (France)

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