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Jean-François Martial

Jean-François Martial, Belgian actor (died 1977)

Born
September 12, 1891
Died
October 18, 1977
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1891

About Jean-François Martial

Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez in Walcourt, Belgium, Martial's first film known appearance as an actor was in the 1911 Léonce Perret-directed Cœur de mère de. This was followed by a role in the 1913 Louis Feuillade-directed crime drama film serial Fantômas. His last film role would be in the 1964 René Allio-directed film La Vieille Dame indigne. == Selected filmography == The Clairvoyant (1924) Terror (1924) My Priest Among the Rich (1925) Lady Harrington (1926) Apaches of Paris (1927) Muche (1927) Yvette (1928) Accused, Stand Up! (1930) The Yellow House of Rio (1931) End of the World (1931) Fun in the Barracks (1932) Wooden Crosses (1932) Shadows of Paris (1932) Bach the Millionaire (1933) The Two Orphans (1933) Le Grand Jeu (1934) Lady Killer (1937) The Kiss of Fire (1937) Le Dernier Tournant (1939) La Comédie du bonheur (1940) The Heart of a Nation (1940) Vénus aveugle (1941) Melody for You (1942) A Woman in the Night (1943) The Mysteries of Paris (1943) Panic (Panique) (1946) Dawn Devils (1946) Something to Sing About (1947) The Secret of Florida (1947) The Red Signal (1949) A Change in the Wind (1949) Guilty?

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Jean-François Martial timeline

  1. Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s.
  2. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez in Walcourt, Belgium, Martial's first film known appearance as an actor was in the 1911 Léonce Perret-directed Cœur de mère de.

The world when Jean-François Martial was born

Jean-François Martial was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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