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Firmin Gémier
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An ardent admirer of Shakespeare, at the time of his death Gémier was in the process of adapting "The Merchant of Venice" for cinema.
His portrayal of Shylock was so intense that by the end of the play he would be drenched in sweat and totally exhausted.
Was director of the Odeon State Theatre in Paris.
Credited for modernizing French Theatre.
Said he learned more about human behavior by observing customers at his father's wine shop than he could in all the books and classrooms in the world.
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