Josette Day

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Josette Day July 31 1914 June 27 1978 was a French film actress Born in Paris she began her career as an actress in 1919 at the age of five Day was married in 1941 to famous French studio head Marcel Pagnol who she met in January 1939 In 1946 she played her bestknown role alongside Jean Marais as Belle in director Jean Cocteaus famous take on the classic French fairytale Beauty and the Beast Despite playing numerous parts in famous French films Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when she was only 36 years old Description above from the Wikipedia article Josette Day licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia