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'''Victor Louis Armand Boucher''' (24 August 1877 &ndash; 21 February 1942) was a French actor.<ref>[[British Film Institute]] website: [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/69452 Victor Boucher]</ref>
[[File:Victor Boucher by Alexis Vollon.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Victor Boucher by Alexis Vollon.]]
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'''Victor Louis Armand Boucher''' (24 August 1877 &ndash; 21 February 1942) was a French actor.<ref>[[British Film Institute]] website: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022230122/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/69452 Victor Boucher]</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Victor Boucher was born in [[Rouen]] in a house on the rue Saint-Étienne-des-Tonneliers. His parents had a café-restaurant in [[Bihorel]]. Educated at the école Bellefonds in Rouen, he began acting in youth groups.
Victor Boucher was born, on 24 August 1877, in [[Rouen]], in a house on the rue Saint-Étienne-des-Tonneliers. His parents had a café-restaurant in [[Bihorel]]. Educated at the école Bellefonds in Rouen, he began acting in youth groups.


He worked as an accountant in Rouen.<ref>André Page, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5511319x/f6.item.r=1938.zoom "Dans la vie et sur l'écran"]''Ric et Rac'', n°468, 23 February 1938, p.6 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> After his military service, he moved to Paris. He married Mariotta Claire in [[Neufchâtel-en-Bray]] in 1902.<ref>[[Archives department of Seine-Maritime|Archives départementales de Seine-Maritime]], état-civil de Rouen, acte de naissance de Victor Boucher</ref> He had the luck one day to replace a sick actor in the [[Théâtre des Mathurins]] and made a name for himself with his comic stammering.
He worked as an accountant in Rouen.<ref>André Page, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5511319x/f6.item.r=1938.zoom "Dans la vie et sur l'écran"]''Ric et Rac'', n°468, 23 February 1938, p.6 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> After his military service, he moved to [[Paris]]. He married Mariotta Claire in [[Neufchâtel-en-Bray]] in 1902.<ref>[[Archives department of Seine-Maritime|Archives départementales de Seine-Maritime]], état-civil de Rouen, acte de naissance de Victor Boucher</ref> He had the luck, one day, to replace a sick actor in the [[Théâtre des Mathurins]] in Paris, and made a name for himself with his comic performance based on his stammering.


In 1927, he became a director of the [[Théâtre de la Michodière]]. He was president of the Association des artistes dramatiques.<ref name=journal>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k510265t/f1.item.zoom "LA MORT DE VICTOR BOUCHER"], ''[[Journal des débats|Journal des débats politiques et littéraires]]'', 24 February 1942, p.1 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
In 1927, he became a director of the [[Théâtre de la Michodière]] in Paris. He was president of the Association des artistes dramatiques.<ref name=journal>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k510265t/f1.item.zoom "LA MORT DE VICTOR BOUCHER"], ''[[Journal des débats|Journal des débats politiques et littéraires]]'', 24 February 1942, p.1 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>


He died in [[Ville-d'Avray]] on 21 February 1942, from a heart attack.<ref name=journal/>
He died in [[Ville-d'Avray]], on 21 February 1942, from a heart attack.<ref name=journal/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[The Green Jacket|L'habit vert]]'' (English release: ''The Green Jacket'') (1937)
* ''[[The Green Jacket|L'habit vert]]'' (English release: ''The Green Jacket'') (1937)
* ''[[Chipée]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Chipée]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Train for Venice|Le train pour Venise]]'' (English release: ''The Train for Venice'') (1938)
* ''[[The Train for Venice (film)|Le train pour Venise]]'' (English release: ''The Train for Venice'') (1938)
* ''[[Nine Bachelors|Ils étaient neuf célibataires]]'' (English release: ''Nine Bachelors'') (1939)
* ''[[Nine Bachelors|Ils étaient neuf célibataires]]'' (English release: ''Nine Bachelors'') (1939)
* ''[[Sacred Woods|Le bois sacré]]'' (English release: ''Sacred Woods'') (1939)
* ''[[Sacred Woods|Le bois sacré]]'' (English release: ''Sacred Woods'') (1939)
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:French male silent film actors]]
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[[Category:20th-century French male actors]]
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 29 September 2024

Portrait of Victor Boucher by Alexis Vollon.

Victor Louis Armand Boucher (24 August 1877 – 21 February 1942) was a French actor.[1]

Biography

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Victor Boucher was born, on 24 August 1877, in Rouen, in a house on the rue Saint-Étienne-des-Tonneliers. His parents had a café-restaurant in Bihorel. Educated at the école Bellefonds in Rouen, he began acting in youth groups.

He worked as an accountant in Rouen.[2] After his military service, he moved to Paris. He married Mariotta Claire in Neufchâtel-en-Bray in 1902.[3] He had the luck, one day, to replace a sick actor in the Théâtre des Mathurins in Paris, and made a name for himself with his comic performance based on his stammering.

In 1927, he became a director of the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris. He was president of the Association des artistes dramatiques.[4]

He died in Ville-d'Avray, on 21 February 1942, from a heart attack.[4]

Filmography

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Source: IMDb[5]

References

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  1. ^ British Film Institute website: Victor Boucher
  2. ^ André Page, "Dans la vie et sur l'écran"Ric et Rac, n°468, 23 February 1938, p.6 (in French)
  3. ^ Archives départementales de Seine-Maritime, état-civil de Rouen, acte de naissance de Victor Boucher
  4. ^ a b "LA MORT DE VICTOR BOUCHER", Journal des débats politiques et littéraires, 24 February 1942, p.1 (in French)
  5. ^ Internet Movie Database: Victor Boucher (1877–1942)
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