Simone Mareuil (; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali's surrealist film Un Chien Andalou (1929).R. Bruce Elder, DADA, Surrealism, and the Cinematic Effect, p. 615
Biography Mareuil was born Marie Louise Simonne Vacher in Périgueux, France, on August 25, 1903. Her mother was Marie Marguerite Soulet (aged 25), and her father was François Vacher (aged 38), a captain in the 50th Infantry regiment and prominent figure in the First World War. She had a brother named Raymond.
In 1925, she and her parents moved to Paris. A friend introduced her to Paul Caroux, a collaborator of Louis Feuillade, the leading director at Gaumont Studios. This led Simone to her first uncredited roles as extras in various films, working behind stars including Blanche Montel, Suzanne Bianchetti, Pierre Blanchar, Armand Tallier, , Paul Ollivier, Sessue Hayakawa, and Roger Karl.
On June 15, 1940, she married actor Philippe Hersent.
After the Second World War, she settled with her mother in Coursac near Périgueux. She subsequently fell into a depression after losing her father and her brother Raymond, and dealing with her own divorce. She died by suicide on October 24, 1954, after dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death.
She is buried in the in Périgueux.
Filmography Year Title Director1924L'Ombre du bonheurGaston RoudèsLa Galerie des monstresJaque Catelain19251926A Gentleman of the RingGaston RavelLuitz MoratLe noël du mousse (short film)Félix Léonnec1927La petite chocolatièreRené HervilGenêt d'EspagneRainer Gérard-Ortvin1928Henri Desfontaines1929La Fée moderne, aka Prospérité (short film)Jean Benoît-LévyThe Ladies in the Green HatsAndré BerthomieuUn Chien AndalouLuis Buñuel1930Quand Mandelon (short film)Charles-Félix TavanoOur Masters, the ServantsHewitt Claypoole Grantham-Hayes1931The Polish JewJean KemmHeart of ParisJean Benoít-Lévy & Marie Epstein1932Jean Daumery1933Miss HelyettJean Kemm Jean de Limur The Heir of the Bal TabarinJean KemmUne drôle de maison (short film)Jean-Louis Bouquet1936 The Lover of Madame VidalAndré Berthomieu1937Le Doigt du destin (short film)Christian Herman19381939Pierre-Jean Ducis
See also
Surrealist Cinema
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