What is Jean Gabin?
{{Infobox person | name = Jean Gabin | image = Jean Gabin 1958.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Jean Gabin in 1958 | birth_name = Jean-Alexis Moncorgé | birth_date = 17 May 1904 | birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|1976|11|15|1904|5|17}} | death_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] | yearsactive = 1928&ndash;1976 | othername = | website = | spouse = Gaby Basset (1925&ndash;1930) <br> Suzanne Marguerite Jeanne Mauchain (1933&ndash;1939) <br> Dominique Fournier (1949&ndash;1976) }} '''Jean Gabin''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒɑ̃ gabɛ̃|lang}}; 17 May 1904{{spaced ndash}}15 November 1976) was a [[France|French]] actor. He also sometimes was a singer. Gabin is considered one of the great stars of French cinema. He was made a member of the [[Légion d'honneur]]. A museum in Mériel contains his story and features, his war and film memorabilia. At the age of 19, Gabin received a small role in a [[Folies Bergère]] production. He continued acting until he joined the military. After his military service he began acting again. He became part of a troupe that toured South America. After returning to France they worked at the [[Moulin Rouge]]. Gabin gained notice and received roles in films. He became popular after being in films directed by [[Julien Duvivier]]. He had many offers to work in [[Hollywood]]. When Germany occupied France in [[World War II]], he went to the United States. While there he had a romance with actress [[Marlene Dietrich]]. He was difficult to work with and did not have success with his career in Hollywood. Jean Gabin joined [[Charles de Gaulle|General Charles de Gaulle]]'s [[Free French Forces]]. He earned the [[Médaille militaire]] and a [[Croix de guerre]] for his wartime service in North Africa. After the war Gabin returned to acting. For several years his films did not make much money. Then the 1954 film ''[[Touchez pas au grisbi]]'' (''Don't Touch the Loot'') was a very profitable international success. Over the next twenty years, Gabin made close to 50 more f