Maurice Vinot

Maurice Vinot (3 November 1888 – 22 June 1916), was a French film actor of the early 20th-century whose career ended in 1916 when he was killed in an airplane accident in Pontlevoy, France after enlisting in the military to fight in World War I.

Maurice Vinot
Born(1888-11-03)3 November 1888
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Died22 June 1916(1916-06-22) (aged 27)
Pontlevoy, Loir-et-Cher, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActor
Years active1907 – 1914
Spouse(s)Marthe Vinot (née Lagrange) (1913–1916; his death)

Early life and career

Maurice Vinot was born in the 11th arrondissement of Paris in 1888.[1] He began his film career as a protégée of director Louis Feuillade in 1908 and would go on to appear in approximately two-hundred motion pictures; the bulk of them being films directed by Feuillade. His first known film role was in the 1908 Feuillade directed short Le Récit du colonel opposite actresses Renée Carl and Alice Tissot. Vinot would follow this with a number of other short films released in 1908 in roles directed by Feuillade and again, sharing billing with Carl and Tissot.[2] Vinot would work steadily in films until 1914 and the outbreak of World War I when he enlisted in the newly created French Air Force, obtaining the rank of Private, 2nd Class.[3] His final film appearance was in the Gérard Bourgeois directed Protéa IV ou Les mystères du château de Malmort, filmed in 1914 and released posthumously in 1917.[4]

Death

While undergoing flight training at the Tours aviation school (now, the Tours Aerodrome), Vinot became the first casualty of the air base when his Caudron G.3 crashed on 23 June 1916 near Pontlevoy. A contemporary witness stated the plane was at 30 meters altitude when it suddenly crashed into the ground. Vinot was killed instantly and another airman, Mousson, was severely injured. Vinot was 27 years-old. A "street", the second on the left after passing the portal of the military aviation school in Tours, later bore the name rue Vinot in his honour.[5]

Personal life

Vinot was married to actress Marthe Vinot (née Lagrange) in 1913. The two had appeared opposite one another in a number of films.[6]

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1908Le devoir
1909Les heures - Épisode 4: Le soir, la nuit
1909Les heures - Épisode 2: Le matin, le jour
1909Les heures - Épisode 3: Midi, la vesprée, le crépuscule
1909Un premier amour
1909Une femme pour deux maris
1909Matelot
1909Le voile des nymphes
1909Le miroir hypnotique
1909Le fou
1909La princesse d'Ys
1912Le proscritLe prince Georges de Messénie
1914Protéa II ou Protéa et l'auto infernale
1917Protéa IV ou Les mystères du château de Malmort(final film role)
gollark: Why would either of you pull the lever? Just don't.
gollark: Without good cooling systems.
gollark: I wouldn't want to wear any.
gollark: It heats up to something like 100 degrees (celsius) in the sun, apparently.
gollark: "Infowar" sounds cooler, but it's more general.

References
  1. Ministère de la Défense VINOT, Maurice. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. cineartistes.com Maurice Vinot. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. Ministère de la Défense VINOT, Maurice. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. cineartistes.com Maurice Vinot. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. Aéroplane de Touraine Maurice vinot, le premier mort de l’école de Tours 4 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. cineartistes.com Maurice Vinot/ Retrieved 11 August 2017.

Further reading
  • Richard Abel (1994). The Cinema Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914. University of California Press. ISBN 0-52007-935-3.
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