Claude Dauphin

Biography

Claude Dauphin was a French actor born in Corbeil-Essonnes in 1903. He appeared in over 130 films between 1930 and 1978, including notable roles in "Les Miserables," "The Tenant," and "Barbarella." His father, Maurice Étienne Legrand, was a poet who collaborated with Maurice Ravel on the opera "L'heure espagnole." Dauphin married three times, first to Rosine Derean, then Maria Mauban, and finally American actress Norma Eberhardt.