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Petite, seductive French leading lady who underwent several early career changes before settling on the acting profession. Corinne Calvet first studied criminal law at France's renowned Sorbonne, but then turned her attention to interior decoration specializing in fine arts and antiques. After studying at the L'Ecole du Cinema in Paris, she made her debut on the stage and also worked as a radio hostess. Small film roles followed. From the time Corinne was 'discovered' by famous producer Hal B. Wallis, brought to America, and signed to a contract with Paramount in 1947, her life developed into a decade-long roller-coaster of feuds, lawsuits, publicity stunts and even an attempted suicide by sleeping pills.
Corinne's Hollywood career got off to a turbulent start, the fiery actress heatedly challenging Wallis over the size of her salary. In spite of growing animosity between her and the producer, she was eventually cast in her first Paramount picture, Rope of Sand (1949) , a film noir set in South Africa and co-starring Burt Lancaster and Paul Henreid. The film emphasized Corinne's sultry appeal and her sexy, somewhat husky voice. She played a nightclub singer, which worked well since she could actually sing (and did so at the famed Manhattan night club Le Cupidon in 1952). The New York Times review (August 4th, 1949) remarked that the cast, though playing somewhat shady characters, were "all products of good acting, and therefore are strangely interesting".
"Rope of Sand" garnered mostly good reviews and was certainly one of the better roles Corinne was to find in Hollywood. Though she featured opposite a number of big-name stars, such as Danny Kaye and James Cagney, she was largely consigned to be the ornamental French dessert. Of her part in On the Riviera (1951), Bosley Crowther commented that she was "pretty, but neglected" (NY Times May 24th, 1951). Corinne (Miss Golden Globe 1952), later gave vent to her frustration at having never been given a proper chance to display her acting range in her 1983 memoir 'Has Corinne Been a Good Girl?'.
The headlines made in her private life often overshadowed her screen career. One highly publicized (and apparently staged) incident had her suing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor over a statement made to, among others, a newspaper columnist, claiming that Corinne's French background was a studio invention. In another, more bizarre, instance in 1967, her then-boyfriend claimed in court that she had 'used voodoo on him' in order to gain control of his finances. There were also two acrimonious and very public divorces from actors John Bromfield and Jeffrey Stone.
From the mid 1950's, Corinne began to appear in international co-productions, dividing her time between Los Angeles and her lavishly furnished top floor apartment at the Avenue MacMahon, near the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. After the publication of her memoir in 1983, Corinne retired from acting and re-invented herself as a therapist, specializing in hypnosis. She settled down in Santa Monica, California, where she died in June 2001.- Producer
- Additional Crew
Paul Schreibman was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, in 1909. He first moved to Los Angeles on a football scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC), where he also studied law and eventually became an entertainment attorney to clients as various as Milton Berle and Japan's Toho Studios. As Toho's lawyer, Schreibman brokered the deal that turned Toho's smash hit in Japan Gojira (1954) into a smash American hit, Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956). He performed similar deals for Toho at least through the end of the 1950s, and was instrumental in expanding the company's visibility in North America. In the 1940s and 1950s, Schreibman also owned and operated a number of Los Angeles movie theaters, including the Belasco, Coronet and Las Palmas. Schreibman remained married to actress Lois Collier until her death in 1999.- Ida Bernardini was born on 27 February 1921 in Rome, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Godfather Part III (1990), A Bronx Tale (1993) and Nothing Lasts Forever (1984). She died on 23 June 2001 in New York, New York, USA.
- Yvonne Dionne was born on 28 May 1934 in Callander, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Country Doctor (1936), Five of a Kind (1938) and Reunion (1936). She died on 23 June 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Ladislav Habart was born on 26 June 1914 in Svatonovice, Cechy, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Vy neznáte Alberta? (1940), Skola hrísníku (1966) and Rytmus 1934 (1980). He died on 23 June 2001 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Pietro Capanna was born on 21 July 1919 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for Romeo and Juliet (1954), The Lion of Thebes (1964) and Sandokan the Great (1963). He died on 23 June 2001 in Rome, Italy.
- Maj-Britt Rönningberg was born on 19 October 1923 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for En melodi om våren (1943) and Fattiga riddare (1944). She died on 23 June 2001 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden.
- Rodolfo Di Sarli was born on 26 November 1920 in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rodolfo died on 23 June 2001 in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Director
- Writer
Roger Thérond was born on 24 October 1924 in Cette [now Sète], Herault, France. He was a director and writer, known for Une fille dans le soleil (1953), Champs Élysées (1953) and L'invité de FR3 (1978). He was married to Victoire Doutreleau and Marie-Françoise BIMAR. He died on 23 June 2001 in Paris, France.