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- Died
- Birth nameJean Gutmann
- Jean Babilée was born on February 3, 1923 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Spotlight on a Murderer (1961), Duelle (1976) and Les loups dans la bergerie (1960). He was married to Zapo and Nathalie Philippart. He died on January 30, 2014 in Paris, France.
- SpousesZapo(2000 - January 30, 2014) (his death)Nathalie Philippart (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenIsabelle Babilée
- ParentsGermaine BabiléeRené Gutmann
- He was director of the Rhine Ballet in France in the 1970s.
- He enrolled at the Paris Opera Ballet school in 1936. After the Germans invaded Paris in 1940, he danced classical roles in a small company in Cannes for three years.
- During the Nazi occupation, he adopted his mother's maiden name professionally. After he rejoined the Paris Opera Ballet corps in 1942-43, someone wrote "Jew" on his dressing room mirror. A French police officer warned him to leave because of his Jewish paternity. He joined the Resistance in Touraine and returned to Paris after the war.
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