Leslie Caron
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| Born | Leslie Claire Margaret Caron July 1, 1931 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Other name(s) | Carly Jane |
| Spouse(s) | Geordie Hormel (1951-1954) Peter Hall (1956-1965) Michael Laughlin (1969-1980) Paul Magwood |
Leslie Caron (IPA: [lɛsli kaʁɔ̃]) (born July 1, 1931) is a French multi-award winning actress and dancer. She became one of the most famous musical stars in the 1950s. Almost all her important titles are American movies. Caron has said of herself: "I'm not a ballerina. I'm a hoofer."[1]
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[edit] Biography
She was born Leslie Claire Margaret Caron in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, to Claude Caron, a French chemist, and Margaret Petit, an American dancer.[2] Caron was prepared for a performing career from childhood by her mother.
[edit] Career
Caron started her career as a ballet dancer. But eventually Gene Kelly discovered her, and cast her to appear opposite him in the classic musical An American in Paris (1951). This led to a long-term MGM contract and a string of films: The Glass Slipper (1955), Gaby (1956).
She also starred in Daddy Long Legs (1955) with Fred Astaire, Gigi (1958) with Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier, and Lili (1953) with Mel Ferrer.
In 1953, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Lili. In 1963, she was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The L-Shaped Room. She made numerous Hollywood musicals, and also worked often in European films.
Her later film assignments included; Cary Grant's Father Goose (1964); Ken Russell's Valentino (1977), in the role of silent-screen legend Alla Nazimova; and Louis Malle's Damage (1992).
She continues to act, appearing in the acclaimed film Chocolat (2000). She is one of the few leading ladies (or actors of any type for that matter) from the classic era of MGM musicals who is still active in film. Her recent films include Funny Bones (1995) with Jerry Lewis and Oliver Platt, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells with Judi Dench and Cleo Laine, and Le Divorce (2003) with Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts.
Most recently, Caron's guest appearance on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit earned her a 2007 Emmy Award.
[edit] Personal life
Caron married George Hormel II, a grandson of the founder of Hormel (a meat -packing company) in September 1951. They divorced in 1954.[3]
Her second husband was Peter Hall, British theatre and film director. They wed in 1956 and had two children, Christopher John Hall (TV producer) in 1957 and Jennifer Caron Hall (actress) in 1962. Caron had an affair with Warren Beatty (1961). When she and Hall divorced in 1965, Beatty was named as a co-respondent and was ordered by the London court to pay "the costs of the case."[4]
In 1969, Caron married film producer Michael Laughlin. They were divorced in 1980.
She has also been romantically linked to Peter Lawford (early 1960s), Frank Sinatra (mid-1960s), Jean-Pierre Petrolacci (screenwriter, 1980s), and Robert Wolders.[citation needed]
She was married to Paul Magwood (backstage film worker, cohabited since 2003), but the marriage ended.[5] They lived in Wisconsin, United States.[6]
In semi-retirement from films, she owns and operates an affordable bed and breakfast, Auberge La Lucarne aux Chouettes (The Owls' Nest Inn), located in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, located about 100 km (70 miles) south of Paris.[7]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
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[edit] Television
- Carola (1973)
- The Unapproachable (1982)
- Falcon Crest (1987)
- The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988)
- Lenin: The Train (1990)
- The Ring (1996)
- The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
- Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
- Caron guest-starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode Recall (2006).
Presenter, Emmy Awards, September 15, 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Leslie Caron Quotes and Trivia at FilmSpot
- ^ KISSELGOFF, ANNA. "DANCE; The Ballerina In Leslie Caron The Actress", New York Times, March 12, 1995.
- ^ "Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota" by various authors. Library of Congress No. 84-062356
- ^ By FRANK RICH, Warren Beatty Strikes Again, TIME, July 03, 1978
- ^ Leslie Caron at Hollywood.com
- ^ cast
- ^ Leslie Caron's hotel in Burgundy, France
[edit] External links
- Leslie Caron at the Internet Movie Database
- Leslie Caron's hotel in Burgundy, France
- Leslie Caron NNDB - Notable Names Database
- French inn: Her latest stage LA Times, October 15, 2006
| Golden Globe Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Geraldine Page for Sweet Bird of Youth |
Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for The L-Shaped Room 1964 |
Succeeded by Anne Bancroft for The Pumpkin Eater |
| BAFTA Awards | ||
| Preceded by Simone Signoret for Golden Helmet |
Best Actress for Lili 1953 |
Succeeded by Cornell Borchers for The Divided Heart |
| Preceded by Dora Bryan for A Taste of Honey |
Best Actress for The L-Shaped Room 1962 |
Succeeded by Rachel Roberts for This Sporting Life |
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