• Marcel Chevalier (28 February 1921 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine – 8 October 2008 in Vendôme) worked as the last chief executioner (Monsieur de Paris) in...
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    and the French Republic had an official executioner; the last one, Marcel Chevalier, served until the formal abolition of capital punishment in 1981. In...
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  • although he was not the last person sentenced to death in France. Marcel Chevalier served as chief executioner. Born in Tunisia on 22 September 1949,...
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  • title was transferred to his nephew by marriage Marcel Chevalier, his assistant since 1958. Chevalier performed the final two guillotinings in France...
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  • by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Carrein was guillotined by Marcel Chevalier at 04:30 on 23 June 1977 in the yard of Douai prison. Only one more...
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    Maurice Auguste Chevalier (French: [mɔʁis ʃəvalje]; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor, and entertainer. He is perhaps best...
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    economist Jules Chevalier (1824–1907), French Roman Catholic priest Lucas Chevalier (born 2001), French footballer Marcel Chevalier (1921–2008), French...
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    "last (French) executioner alive". In fact, he died the same year as Marcel Chevalier, the last French chief executioner, who served from 1976 to 1977. "BBC...
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    Marcel Dassault (French pronunciation: [daso]; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who...
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  • of Marcel Dupré. 1958: Knight of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur) 1961: Knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great (Chevalier de...
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  • Beaulieu Maxwell McCabe-Lokos as Ludovic Chevalier Natalie Tannous Pierre Chagnon Guy Thauvette as Judge Marcel Godbout Tim Dams, "‘Red Rooms’: first trailer...
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  • strange country. The French Victorin Vidal wrote L'Andorre in 1866, and Marcel Chevalier presented the first map of the Andorran valleys. Gaston Vuillier published...
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  • Jefferies-Waugh, The Hot Girl (Summer Girl) Lori Da Silva, The Party Girl Marcel Chevalier, The Prankster (Valley High) Mark Kasel, The Secret Admirer Rachelle...
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  • (awarded on 1 January 2002) Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur (awarded on 4 July 1998) Stevens, Tony, "'Hero' Marcel Caux deserted mates: Report"...
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  • Roch 1872–1879 Louis Deibler 1879–1898 Anatole Deibler 1899–1939 Jules-Henri Desfourneaux 1939–1951 André Obrecht 1951–1976 Marcel Chevalier 1976–1981...
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    1970. She was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1999. Rene the Cane (1977) Les Misérables (1982) Édith et Marcel (1983) A Man and...
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    Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (French: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman. Acknowledged as a...
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    Tamiroff as Maxim's Manager (uncredited) Maurice Chevalier as Prince Danilo Jeanette MacDonald as Missia Marcel Vallée as L'ambassadeur Danièle Parola as La...
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    Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (UK: /ˈdɛpɑːrdjɜː, ˌdɛpɑːrˈdjɜː/, US: /-ˈdjʌ, ˌdeɪpɑːrˈdjuː/, French: [ʒeʁaʁ ɡzavje maʁsɛl dəpaʁdjø] ; born 27 December...
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  • Productions and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The film stars Maurice Chevalier, Dean Jones, and Yvette Mimieux. Aside from contributing to the soundtrack...
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    citizenship was also granted by Maranello, Modena, and Spa. He was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, was honoured with the Commander of the Order of...
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  • recognized by such honors as the Chevalier de L'Orde des Arts et Lettres (1957) and the Premier Prix de Lithographie (1973). Marcel Mouly died on January 7, 2008...
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    Count Hubert James Marcel Taffin de Givenchy (pronounced [ybɛʁ də ʒivɑ̃ʃi]; 20 February 1927 – 10 March 2018) was a French aristocrat and fashion designer...
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    officers, this is achieved after seven years in the rank of Knight) Knight (Chevalier): to be of a minimum age of 35, have a minimum of 10 years of public service...
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    Marcel Rouff (May 4,1877 in Carouge (Geneva) – February 3, 1936 in Paris) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, poet, journalist, historian, and gastronomic...
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    Guy Roux (redirect from Guy Marcel Roux)
    Guy Marcel Roux (French pronunciation: [ɡi ʁu]; born 18 October 1938) is a French former football player and manager known for being in charge of AJ Auxerre...
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  • Marcel Darrieux (18 October 1891 – 2 September 1989) was a French classical violinist, particularly known for premiering Sergei Prokofiev's 1st Violin...
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  • Marcel Méchali (born in 1949) is a molecular biologist, Research Director at the CNRS, specialist in DNA and its replication. He is in charge of the genome...
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  • "Valentine" is a song by French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer Maurice Chevalier. Its first public performance was in 1925. The song was strongly associated...
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    Marcel Moyse ([mɔiz]; May 17, 1889, in St. Amour, France – November 1, 1984, in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States) was a French flautist. Moyse studied...
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