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Fernandel

British  
/ fɛrnɑ̃dɛl /

noun

  1. real name Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin . 1903–71, French comic film actor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Singer Mistinguett and Actor Fernandel garnered applause from ecstatic audiences.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fernandel won't sell bread to his friends turned foes, and the scenes swarm relentlessly, with so many Proven-gal provincials running around like so many Provencal provincials with their bread cut off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Maurice Chevalier, Fernandel, Patachou, Jacqueline Francois and Jean Sablon are the tour guides on this repeat of a springtime visit to Paris.

From Time Magazine Archive

Old ski nose returns, assisted by an equally great clown, France's Fernandel.

From Time Magazine Archive

She laughed again and told me there was a Fernandel movie she’d like to see.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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