Michèle Morgan
1920 – 2016 · aged 96
French actress (1920-2016)
- Born
- 29 Feb 1920 · Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Died
- 20 Dec 2016 · Neuilly-sur-Seine
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 29 Feb 1920BornBorn in Neuilly-sur-Seine
- 1946AwardCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
- 1950AwardVictoires du cinéma français
- 1960AwardChevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 1971RolePresident of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
- 1975AwardOfficer of the National Order of Merit
- 1992AwardHonorary César
- 1996AwardGolden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
- 2004AwardGrand Cross of the National Order of Merit
- 2013AwardGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- 20 Dec 2016DiedDied in Neuilly-sur-Seine
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1920 – 2016).
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
- 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- 19381938 FIFA World Cup
- 1938Munich Agreement
- 1939 – 1940Winter War
- 1939 – 1945World War II
- 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
- 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
- 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Biography
Michèle Morgan (French: [miʃɛl mɔʁɡɑ̃]; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century. Morgan was the inaugural winner of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1992, she was given an honorary César Award for her contributions to French cinema.
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