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- Birth nameBlanche Pauline Fumoleau
- Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- SpouseMax Bonnafous(October 5, 1961 - July 4, 1964) (her death)
- Because of her long association with Max Bonnafous, agriculture minister in Marshall Pétain government during the war, she appeared several times in front of the 'purge committees' once France was liberated. The couple eventually married once Bonnafous's wife, who refused to divorce him, died in 1961.
- She was elected president of the French Screen Actor's Guild (Syndicat national des acteurs) in 1956.
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951
- One of the first women in France to get a pilot's license.
- Gaby Morlay was a French actress with a long-standing career who played in over 100 films. She compensated for her small size (1.53 m.) with passion and enthusiasm.
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