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Meyssonier Fernand (b. 1931-06-14 / d. 2008-08-08)
He was an executioner in the last years of French Algeria. He acted as an executioner from 1947 to 1961 and executed more than 200. He inherited the job of executioner from his father Maurice Meyssonnier in 1947 when he ended compulsory education. His ancestors had been executioners from ages ago. When Algeria became independent from France in 1961, the guillotine was replaced by execution by firing squad.
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Born 1935-07-28. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Pierre Massimi was born in Calanzana. He was a former student of the École centrale de Paris. He got his first role in 1956 in Sacha Guitry's film If Paris was told to us. After a few secondary roles, he made himself known in the television serials Fontcouverte and Belle et Sébastien in 1965. From then on, he would appear mainly in television films or series. He was known for his portrayal of Henry de Monfreid in Les Secrets de la mer rouge. He stopped filming in the early 1990s. He then ran an air transport company by helicopter for a few years.