Louis Jourdan

Birth Name: Louis Robert Gendre

Date of Birth: 19 June, 1921

Place of Birth: Marseille, France

Date of Death: 14 February, 2015

Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: French, including some Alstian German and Occitan

Louis Jourdan was a French actor. His roles included the films The Paradine Case, Letter from an Unknown Woman, The Swan, Gigi, The Best of Everything, The V.I.P.s, Swamp Thing, Octopussy, and The Return of Swamp Thing, and television’s Count Dracula (1977).

He was the son of Yvonne Geneviève (Jourdan) and Henri/Henry François Gendre, a hotel owner. He was educated in France, Turkey, and the U.K. During WWII, his father was arrested by the Gestapo. After his father’s escape, Louis joined the French Resistance. Louis was married to Berthe Frédérique, until his death, with whom he had a son.

Louis’ paternal grandfather was Louis Jacques Gendre (the son of Auguste Ferdinand Gendre and Jeanne Françoise Lachat). Louis’ grandfather Louis was born in Buchillon, Switzerland. Jeanne was the daughter of Abraham Elie Charles Lachat and Jeanne Françoise Henriette Mauris.

Louis’ paternal grandmother was Pauline Andreline Ducros (the daughter of Pierre Emile Ducros and Antoinette Luce Aiguier). Pauline was born in Ollioules, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France. Pierre was born in Brassac, Midi-Pyrénée, the son of Pierre Ducros and Marie Thérèse Cuyamendous dite Cassou. Antoinette was the daughter of Claude André Aiguier and Marie Thérèse Verlaque.

Louis’ maternal grandfather was Désiré Léon Jourdan (the son of Jean Pierre Jourdan and Marie Adélaïde Pécheur). Désiré was born in Murinais, Rhône-Alpes.

Louis’ maternal grandmother was Salomé Rinck (the daughter of Chrétien Rinck and Catherine Flach). Salome was born in Bouxwiller, Alsace.

Source: Genealogy of Louis Jourdan – https://en.geneastar.org