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Simone Mareuil
Simone Mareuil (; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film "Un Chien Andalou".
Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's "Un Chien Andalou" ("An Andalusian Dog", 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.
After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression
, until his family emigrated to Geneva, Switzerland. In 1921, Batcheff moved to Paris where he first worked as a theatre actor, but soon entered the movie industry. From 1923 on, he had his first appearances in movies and by the mid-1920s, he had a become a high-profile actor.
Both Batcheff and the leading actress in "Un Chien Andalou", Simone Mareuil, committed suicide, Mareuil by setting herself on fire in 1954, Batcheff reportedly by overdosing on Veronal on 12 April 1932.