French collector card by Massilia. Photo: Roger Corbeau.
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 44. Photo: *Star.
French postcard by Edition Roger Tricot, Paris, no. 218. Photo: Film Rac. Geneviève Callix in Place de la Concorde (Karel Lamac, 1939).
Just eight films
Geneviève Callix was born Suzanne Gaugry in 1909 in Paris, France. The actress appeared in just eight films. She made her film debut with a small part in the musical Prends la route/Take the Road (Jean Boyer, 1936) with crooner Jacques Pills.
In 1938, she had a top year with major roles in four films: Petite paste (Jean De Limur, 1938) with Jeanne Boitel, Place de la Concorde (Karel Lamac a.k.a. Carl Lamac, 1938) starring Albert Préjean, Prince Bouboule/Business (Jacques Houssin, 1938) with Georges Milton, and the biopic Thérèse Martin/Saint Theresa of Lisieux (Maurice De Canonge, 1938) starring Irène Corday.
After this productive year, Géneviève Callix acted in only three more films. She was the leading lady in the comedy Le chasseur de chez Maxim's/Maxim's Porter (Maurice Cammage, 1939) starring Bach. In the musical Moulin Rouge (André Hugon, Yves Mirande, 1940), she appeared opposite Lucien Baroux and René Dary.
Her film career halted during the occupation of France by the Nazis. After the war followed her final film, the crime comedy Le mannequin assassiné/The Murdered Model (Pierre de Hérain, 1948) with Blanchette Brunoy. Director Pierre De Hérain was the son-in-law of Maréchal Pétain. His directing career from 1943 to 1949 counted only five films. Le Mannequin Assassiné is still very hard to find.
Geneviève Callix was married to actor-director André Roanne. She died in 2001 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was 91.
French postcard by EPC, Paris, no. 218. Photo: Roger Corbeau.
French postcard by Editions O.P., Paris, no. 90. Photo: Le Studio.
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 125. Photo: *Star.
Sources: Les Gens du Cinema, Wikipedia and IMDb.
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