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  • 51Grunstein, Pierre — (March 10, 1935, Paris, France )    In 1953, he started a career as a stage assistant be­fore becoming an assistant director on commercials and industrial films. Known mostly as a production manager and executive producer for Renn Produc­tions,… …

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  • 52Légitimus, Pascal — (March 13, 1959, Paris, France )    The grandson of actress Darling Légitimus (1907 1999) and the son of actor Théo Légitimus (b. 1929), he was a member of famous comedy team Les Incon­nus, which was created in 1984 and became popular with French …

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  • 53Martin, Jacques — (June 22, 1933, Lyon, Rhône, France September 14, 2007, Biarritz, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France)    The son of an industrialist father, he was educated by Jesuits. In 1949, he attended Charles Dullin s act­ing courses. He enrolled in Télé… …

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  • 54parody — {{11}}parody (n.) 1590s (first recorded use in English is in Ben Jonson), from or in imitation of L. parodia parody, from Gk. paroidia burlesque song or poem, from para beside, parallel to (in this case, mock ) + oide song, ode (see ODE (Cf.… …

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  • 55burlesque — I. a. Caricaturing, travestying, parodying, parodical, ridiculing. II. n. Caricature, travesty, parody, farce, ludicrous representation, piece of ridicule. III. v. a. Caricature, travesty, make ludicrous or ridiculous …

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  • 56parody — [par′ə dē] n. pl. parodies [Fr parodie < L parodia < Gr parōidia, burlesque song < para , beside (see PARA 1) + ōidē, song (see ODE)] 1. a) a literary or musical work imitating the characteristic style of some other work or of a writer… …

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