Max Linder
French silent film actor and director (1883–1925)
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle (16 December 1883 – 1 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder (French: [maks lɛ̃.dɛʁ]), was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian of the silent film era. He was known aas the "first international movie star"[1] and "the first film star anywhere".[2]
Max Linder | |
|---|---|
 Linder circa 1917 | |
| Born | Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle 16 December 1883 |
| Died | 1 November 1925 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, comedian |
| Years active | 1899–1925 |
| Spouse | Hélène "Jean" Peters (m.1923) |
| Children | 1 |
References
change- ↑ Waldekranz, Rune: Filmens Historia - Del 1, p. 208 (P.A. Norstedt & Söners Förlag, Stockholm)
- ↑ Hutchinson, Pamela (2019-11-22). "Fame at last – was this the world's first film star?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
Andrew Shail, senior lecturer in film at Newcastle University, has uncovered what appears to be the first film-star marketing: a poster for a Pathé Frères' film featuring [Max] Linder called Le Petit Jeune Homme, released in Europe in September 1909. Whereas Linder had been known on-screen as a first-name-only character called "Max" since 1907's The Skater's Debut, this poster uses his full name, and is thus the earliest surviving European evidence of publicity for a regular film performer. [...] 'This makes Linder – as far as we can tell – the first film star anywhere,'
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