November 29, 2011

Muse of the Month




Simone Simon

Born in Bethune, France to a French engineer/WWII airplane pilot (who later died in a concentration camp) and an Italian housewife in 1910.
Before setting and growing up in Marseille, France, Simon lived in Madagascar, Budapest, Turin and Berlin. 
She finally went to Paris in 1931 where she briefly worked as a singer, model and fashion designer. 
Simon ended her plans to become a fashion designer when she was approached by direct Victor Tourjansky, at a restaurant, in  June 1931 and offered her a film contract. 

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