What is Gérard Philipe?
{{Infobox person | name = Gérard Philipe | image = Gerard Philipe Warsaw National Theatre 1954.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Gérard Philip | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|12|4|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Cannes]], [[France]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1959|11|25|1922|12|4|df=y}} | death_place = [[Paris]], France | death_cause = [[Liver cancer]] | other_names = | years_active = 1944&ndash;1959 | spouse = Nicole Fourcade (1951&ndash;1959) 2 children | website = }} [[File:RueGerardPhillipe.jpg|thumb|250px|Gérard Philipe Street in [[Paris]]]] '''Gérard Philipe''' (4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a [[French people|French]] [[actor]] who appeared in 34 [[movies]] between 1944 and 1959. == Career == Gérard Philipe was born in [[Cannes]], France.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gérard Philipe ou la jeunesse du monde |first=Maurice |last=Perisset |editor=Alain Lefeuvre |year=1979 |page=22 |location=Nice}}</ref> He had [[Czechs|Czech]] ancestry from his [[maternal]] [[grandmother]].<ref>[http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/gerard-philippe-comedien-francais-tres-aime-des-tcheques Gerard Philippe comedien francais tres aime des tcheques]</ref> When Philipe was a [[teenager]], he took [[acting class|acting lessons]]. He done this before going to [[Paris]] to study at the [[Conservatoire of Dramatic Art]]. When Philipe was 19, he made his stage debut at a theater in [[Nice]]. The following year, he performed in the [[Albert Camus]] play, ''[[Caligula (play)|Caligula]]''. Philipe made his movie debut in ''Les Petites du Quai aux Fleurs'' (1943). After a few other minor roles, he became famous in his performance in [[Claude Autant-Lara]]'s ''[[Devil in the Flesh (1947 movie)|Devil in the Flesh]]'' (1947). Philipe was popular among women because of his looks. He was also liked by his friends. In 1951, Philipe married Nicole Fourcade (1917-1990). She was an actress and writer. They had two children. Fourcade was given the name Anne Philipe. She had also