Jean Seberg Overview:

Legendary actress, Jean Seberg, was born on Nov 13, 1938 in Marshalltown, IA. Seberg died at the age of 40 on Aug 30, 1979 in Paris, France .

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Blonde American actress who brought warmth, vitality, and emotional appeal to French films of the early sixties after a shaky start in her own country in Saint Joan. Later films never trained her abilities along the right lines and, although she continued to look better in French films than those of Hollywood, her film career had ground to a halt some years before she committed suicide with barbiturates. Married to writer-director Romain Gary from 1963 to 1970. He shot himself in 1980.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Seberg was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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At The Beach:

By monty on May 30, 2012 From All Good Things

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From Saint to Sinner:

By The Lady Eve on Mar 11, 2011 From Lady Eve's Reel Life

This Sunday, March 13, the first Sunday of Lent, Turner Classic Movies will feature films about one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints, Joan of Arc. On Wednesday the 16th, TCM will honor the Museum of Modern Art’s film archive by screening 14 films representing its collection. ... Read full article


From Saint to Sinner:

By The Lady Eve on Mar 11, 2011 From Lady Eve's Reel Life

This Sunday, March 13, the first Sunday of Lent, Turner Classic Movies will feature films about one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints, Joan of Arc. On Wednesday the 16th, TCM will honor the Museum of Modern Art’s film archive by screening 14 films representing its collection. ... Read full article


From Saint to Sinner:

By The Lady Eve on Mar 11, 2011 From Lady Eve's Reel Life

This Sunday, March 13, the first Sunday of Lent, Turner Classic Movies will feature films about one of the Catholic Church’s most popular saints, Joan of Arc. On Wednesday the 16th, TCM will honor the Museum of Modern Art’s film archive by screening 14 films representing its collection. ... Read full article


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Jean Seberg Quotes:

[about her voices]
St.Joan of Arc: They come from God.
Robert de Baudricourt: They come from your imagination.
St.Joan of Arc: Of course. That is how the messages of God come to us, through our imagination.


Cecile: It's getting out of control. I just wish I were a lot older or a lot younger.


Ben: You was down at the rapids just now, bare beam and buck naked?
Elizabeth: Well, I'm not like to take a bath with my clothes on, Mr. Rumson.
Ben: Are you trying to tell me that you was taking a *bath*?
Elizabeth: That's right. I was taking a bath.
Ben: In the middle of the night?
Elizabeth: Mr. Rumson, in a community of 400 men, would you rather I took my bath "bare beam and buck naked" in the middle of the day?


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Jean Seberg Facts
Her involvement with the Black Panther movement yielded the attention of the FBI, that spread the rumor about her pregnancy in 1970 being a child by Raymond Hewt, a Black Panther movement leader. Although Seberg initially claimed that Romain Gary was the father, she confessed that a Revolutionary student named Carlos Navarra was the father of her child. The incident may have contributed to her persistent depression over the years, and her decision to take her life in 1979.

Committed suicide in the back seat of an automobile in a Paris suburb. Her body wasn't found until 11 days later.

Kim Novak wanted to play the role eventually given to Seberg in the film musical Paint Your Wagon (1969). Actresses considered for Seberg's role in Lilith (1964) included Natalie Wood, Yvette Mimieux, Samantha Eggar, Sarah Miles and Diane Cilento.

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