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Louis Mercanton

Swiss actor, director and screenwriter (1879–1932)
Person Human Q2023824

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 4, 1879
Date of death
April 29, 1932
Place of birth
Nyon
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
film director, actor, screenwriter, film producer, manufacturer
Religion or worldview
reformed[13]
Spouse
Fernande Duc[10]
Child
Jean Mercanton[11]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[20]
Family name
Mercanton[16]
Given name
Louis[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Cully[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Louis Mercanton de Louis Samuel Eugène Mercanton fa لوئی مرکانتون ja ルイ・メルカントン
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000117455843
VIAF cluster ID
14964646
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011035367
GND ID
1045783420
AllMovie person ID
p102549
AlloCiné person ID
30041
American Film Institute person ID
101151
BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)
4ce2b9f755956
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139575336
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1045783420
Elonet person ID
179323
Evene ID
louis-mercanton-20901
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FES digital collections entity ID
432018
Freebase ID
/m/0bwgc46
Garance item ID
24738327
HAND ID
BCF5-AF55-A3E4-9C13-E762
HDS ID
009209
IMDb ID
nm0580197
IdRef ID
183996461
Kinobox person ID
320743
Kinopoisk person ID
577281
Movie Walker Press person ID
9530
MovieMeter person ID
1174153
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
32326
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810542945805606
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
21334
PORT person ID
238638
Related category
Category:Films directed by Louis Mercanton
SBN author ID
PCMV005303
Swedish Film Database person ID
59649
TMDB person ID
1174153
Unifrance person ID
127139
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvRXbRXCc9R4RKw9yGvHC
ČSFD person ID
36111

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 6
Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth, Infatuation, Aux jardins de Murcie, Croquette, The Call of the Blood, Venus
Occupation 4
actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Films written 2
Aux jardins de Murcie, Croquette
← Producer 2
The Call of the Blood, Venus
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Louis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Cully
Place of birth 1
Nyon
Place of death 1
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Louis Mercanton was born on May 4, 1879[1], in Nyon[2]. He died on April 29, 1932[3], in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4]. He worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and manufacturer[9].

FAQs

Where was Louis Mercanton born?

Louis Mercanton's place of birth was Nyon[2].

Where did Louis Mercanton die?

Louis Mercanton passed away in Neuilly-sur-Seine[4].

Who was Louis Mercanton married to?

Louis Mercanton's spouses include Fernande Duc[10].

What did Louis Mercanton do for work?

Louis Mercanton worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and manufacturer[9].

Related Entities

France Neuilly-sur-Seine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    "source for date of birth, source for place of birth, source for date of death from the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (…"
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    HAND ID → BCF5-AF55-A3E4-9C13-E762
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