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Michèle Morgan (; born 29 February 1920) is a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades. == Career == Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simone Renée Roussel (Michèle Morgan) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michèle Morgan )〕 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a wealthy western suburb of Paris. She left home at the age of 15 for Paris determined to become an actress. She took acting lessons from René Simon while serving as an extra in several films to pay for her drama classes. Her beauty was noticed by director Marc Allégret who offered her a major role in the film ''Gribouille'' in 1937, opposite Raimu. Then came the film ''Le Quai des brumes'' by Marcel Carné in 1938, opposite the great French actor Jean Gabin, and ''Remorques'' in 1941. These two films established her as one of the leading actress of the time in French cinema. Upon the invasion of France in 1940 by the Germans, Morgan left for the United States and Hollywood where she was contracted to RKO Pictures. Her career there proved rather disappointing, apart from ''Joan of Paris'' opposite Paul Henreid in 1942, ''Higher and Higher'' opposite Frank Sinatra in 1943. She was tested and strongly considered for the female lead in ''Casablanca'' but RKO would not release her for the amount of money that Warner Bros. offered. Morgan did work for Warners in ''Passage to Marseille'' opposite Humphrey Bogart in 1944. Nothing major came her way. The war over, Morgan returned to France and quickly picked up her career with the 1946 film, ''La Symphonie Pastorale'' by Jean Delannoy, which earned her the "Best Actress" award at the Cannes Film Festival. Other notable films include Carol Reed's ''The Fallen Idol'' (1948), ''Fabiola'' (1949), ''The Proud and the Beautiful'' (1953) by Yves Allégret, ''Les Grandes Manœuvres'' (1955) by René Clair, ''Marie-Antoinette reine de France'' (1956). Morgan continued working in films throughout the 1960s, notably in ''Lost Command'', a 1966 film version of ''Les Centurions''. In the 1970s, she virtually retired from her acting career, then made occasional appearances on film, television and theatre. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Morgan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1645 Vine Street. In 1969, the government of France awarded her the Legion of Honor. For her long service to the French motion picture industry, in 1992 she was given an Honorary César Award. In 1996, she also received the Career Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival. Morgan achieved her greatest popularity in French cinema during the 1940s and 1950s,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michèle Morgan )〕 although she is mostly unknown outside of France. She published her autobiography entitled ''Avec ces yeux-là'' in 1977.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Avec ces yeux-là (Broché) )〕 She also paints and has done so since the 1960s. She often paints fish because a fish is her zodiac sign. While others were on the barricades in May 1968, she was painting abstract objects. She had a solo exhibition at the Paris gallery "Artistes En Lumière à Paris" (2 March – 30 April 2009).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michèle Morgan, 89 ans, s'expose en couleurs! )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michèle Morgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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