Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Abel Gance across 2 places, from 1889 to 1981.
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Abel Gance (born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 1889 to 10 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer, and actor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Abel Gance was documented, and when
1889year
Parisattested“Born in Paris in 1889, Abel Gance was the illegitimate son of a prosperous doctor, Abel Flamant, and a working-class mother, Françoise Péréthon (or Perthon).”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
1920year
Niceattested“In 1920, Gance developed his next project, La Roue, while recuperating in Nice from Spanish flu, and its progress was deeply affected by the knowledge that his companion Ida Danis was dying of tuberculosis; furthermore, his leading man a…”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
1981year
Parisattested“Gance died of tuberculosis in Paris in 1981 at the age of 92.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
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1909year
Parismentioned“Back in Paris in 1909, he acted in his first film, Perret's Molière.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
1919 to 1927period
Napolmentioned“Whereas J'accuse in 1919 suggested Gance's pacifist and anti-establishment attitude, the reactions to Napoléon in 1927 saw greater ambivalence, and some commentators even judged it to be an apologia for dictatorship.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
1921year
Americamentioned“In 1921, Gance visited America to promote J'accuse.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
1927year
Napolmentioned“Throughout his life Gance kept returning to Napoléon, often editing his own footage into shorter versions, adding a soundtrack, sometimes filming new material, and as a result the original 1927 film was lost from view for decades.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
April 1927month
Parismentioned“A shortened version received a triumphant première at the Paris Opéra in April 1927 before a distinguished audience that included the future General de Gaulle.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
September 1941month
Vichymentioned“In September 1941 Vénus aveugle had its first screening in Vichy, preceded by a speech in which Gance paid tribute to Pétain.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
August 1943month
Francementioned“After completing one more film, Le Capitaine Fracasse, Gance eventually fled to Spain in August 1943, citing growing hostility from the German authorities in France, and he remained there until October 1945.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
August 1943month
Spainmentioned“After completing one more film, Le Capitaine Fracasse, Gance eventually fled to Spain in August 1943, citing growing hostility from the German authorities in France, and he remained there until October 1945.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
1960 to 1963period
Napoleonicmentioned“Gance returned to Napoleonic spectacle with Austerlitz (1960), and made a further historical pageant in Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1963), before moving into television for his final works, also on historical subjects.”source: Wikipedia: Abel Gance
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