Claude Laydu
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Claude Laydu was Belgian-born French
actor.
Laydu was born in Brussels, and had been a theater actor when he was cast as the title priest in Robert Bresson
's Diary of a Country Priest
in 1950. For roughly the next decade, Laydu worked in film steadily until 1963's Mafia alla sbarra. His only two film projects after that were Le Destin de Priscilla Davies in 1979 and Nounours in 1995, which he cowrote with Christine Laydu. Laydu died 29 July 2011 in Paris of a heart condition.
France
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actor.
Laydu was born in Brussels, and had been a theater actor when he was cast as the title priest in Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
's Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest is a 1951 French film directed by Robert Bresson, and starring Claude Laydu. It was closely based on the novel of the same name by Georges Bernanos. Published in 1937, the novel received the Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française...
in 1950. For roughly the next decade, Laydu worked in film steadily until 1963's Mafia alla sbarra. His only two film projects after that were Le Destin de Priscilla Davies in 1979 and Nounours in 1995, which he cowrote with Christine Laydu. Laydu died 29 July 2011 in Paris of a heart condition.