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|birth_name = Blanche Pauline Fumoleau
|birth_name = Blanche Pauline Fumoleau
|birth_date = 8 June 1893
|birth_date = 8 June 1893
|birth_place = [[Angers]], [[Maine-et-Loire]] <br> [[France]]
|birth_place = [[Angers]], [[Maine-et-Loire]] <br> France
|death_date = {{d-da|4 July 1964|8 June 1893}}
|death_date = {{d-da|4 July 1964|8 June 1893}}
|death_place = [[Nice]], [[Alpes-Maritimes]]<br> France
|death_place = [[Nice]], [[Alpes-Maritimes]]<br> France
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| nationality = [[France|French]]
| nationality = [[France|French]]
|occupation = [[Film actor|Film actress]]
|occupation = [[Film actor|Film actress]]
|years_active = [[1913 in film|1913]] - [[1964 in film|1964]]
|years_active = 1913 - 1964
}}
}}


'''Gaby Morlay''' (born '''Blanche Pauline Fumoleau'''; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a French [[film actress]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090118231346/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/11668 BFI profile], bfi.org.uk; accessed 7 July 2015.</ref>
'''Gaby Morlay''' (born '''Blanche Pauline Fumoleau'''; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090118231346/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/11668 BFI profile], bfi.org.uk; accessed 7 July 2015.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with [[Max Linder]] in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as ''Gaby en auto'' (1917) and more than twenty other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s.<ref name=OscherwitzHiggins/>
Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with [[Max Linder]] in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as ''Gaby en auto'' (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s.<ref name=OscherwitzHiggins/> She played [[Queen Victoria]] in the 1939 historical film ''[[Entente cordiale (film)|Entente cordiale]]''.{{fact|date=January 2016}}
She played [[Queen Victoria]] in the 1939 historical film ''[[Entente cordiale (film)|Entente cordiale]]''.{{fact|date=January 2016}}


She had an affair with the government minister [[Max Bonnafous]] (1900–75) during [[World War II]] (1939–45), and as a result was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous.
She had an affair with the government minister [[Max Bonnafous]] (1900–75) during World War II, and as a result, she was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous. Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s.<ref name=OscherwitzHiggins>{{citation |last1=Oscherwitz|first1=Dayna|last2=Higgins|first2=MaryEllen|title=The A to Z of French Cinema|page=305–307 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=57aIGJqhWDcC&pg=PA306|access-date=2016-01-02 |date=2009-09-02|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7038-3}}</ref>
Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s.<ref name=OscherwitzHiggins>{{citation |last1=Oscherwitz|first1=Dayna|last2=Higgins|first2=MaryEllen|title=The A to Z of French Cinema|page=305–307 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=57aIGJqhWDcC&pg=PA306|access-date=2016-01-02 |date=2009-09-02|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7038-3}}</ref>


She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice.
She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice.

Revision as of 12:33, 20 December 2022

Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay in 1912
Born
Blanche Pauline Fumoleau

8 June 1893
Angers, Maine-et-Loire
France
Died4 July 1964 (1964-07-05) (aged 71)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes
France
NationalityFrench
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1913 - 1964

Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.[1]

Career

Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with Max Linder in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as Gaby en auto (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s.[2] She played Queen Victoria in the 1939 historical film Entente cordiale.[citation needed]

She had an affair with the government minister Max Bonnafous (1900–75) during World War II, and as a result, she was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous. Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s.[2]

She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice.

Dedication of Gaby Morlay to the Italian artist Beretta Dimario

Selected filmography

References

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  1. ^ BFI profile, bfi.org.uk; accessed 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, MaryEllen (2009-09-02), The A to Z of French Cinema, Scarecrow Press, p. 305–307, ISBN 978-0-8108-7038-3, retrieved 2016-01-02
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