Jaque Catelain

Jaque Catelain was a French actor who came to prominence in silent films of the 1920s, and who continued acting in films and on stage until the 1950s. He also wrote and directed two silent films himself, and he was a capable artist and musician. He had a close association with the director Marcel LHerbier.

Jaque Catelain was born in SaintGermainenLaye in the Pavillon Henri IV . His father was then the mayor of SaintGermainenLaye, and also moved in literary and theatrical circles, which allowed the young Jacques to encounter many famous names in his childhood, including Catulle Mends, Anatole France, Sarah Bernhardt, and Gabrielle Rjane. He showed early enthusiasm for the arts and music, and at the age ofhe entered the Acadmie Julian in Paris to study fine arts. With the outbreak of war in the following year, he changed direction and chose to study acting at the Conservatoire, enrolling in the class of Paul Mounet, before being mobilised into the artillery.

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