Georges Vitray

Georges Vitray (1888–1960) was a French film actor.

Georges Vitray
Born	28 February 1888 Paris, France
Died	8 September 1960 Paris, France
Other names	Georges Victor Leporcher
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1931–1959 (film)

Biography

Georges Victor Leporcher was born in Paris, France to Constant Leporcher and Victorine Victoire Bricier. Georges took the name Vitray as a stage name. Georges' mother was born in Bréal-sous-Vitré.

He participated in 46 French films ( with the exception of two co-productions with Germany and Italy in 1954 ) from 1931 to 1958 as well as a TV movie in 1959. He also played in the theater. He received the Knighthood of the Legion of Honour in 1959 for military service during World War I and 43 years of service to the Comédie-Française. He was married to the American author and newspaper editor Laura Vitray (ne Yard). They had a son in 1924, George Alain Vitray.

Selected filmography

• Happy Hearts (1932)
• If I Were Boss (1934)
• The Mysteries of Paris (1935)
• Forty Little Mothers (1936)
• The Tender Enemy (1936)
• Ultimatum (1938)
• Rasputin (1938)
• The Novel of Werther (1938)
• Mollenard (1938)
• Savage Brigade (1939)
• La Symphonie fantastique (1942)
• The Man Who Played with Fire (1942)
• Chiffon's Wedding (1942)
• White Wings (1943)
• Star Without Light (1946)
• Devil and the Angel (1946)
• Mandrin (1947)
• The Secret of Monte Cristo (1948)
• Three Investigations (1948)
• The Nude Woman (1949)
• Maya (1949)
• La Marie du port (1950)
• The Road to Damascus (1952)
• Their Last Night (1953)
• A Woman's Treasure (1953)
• Flesh and the Woman (1954)
• A Double Life (1954)

Bibliography

• Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.

External links

• Georges Vitray at IMDb