Actor. Jacques Bergerac was a law student when he met American actress Ginger Rogers, who was vacationing in France. Tall, dark and handsome, he had a screen test at MGM with Rogers' help. This led to them appearing together in "Twist of Fate" in 1954. The couple were married from February of 1953 until their divorce in July of 1957. Bergerac went on to appear in such films as "Les Girls" and "Gigi" both in 1958, "Thunder in the Sun" in 1959, "The Hypnotic Eye" in 1960, "Fear No More" in 1961, "Always on Sunday" and "Fury of Achilles" both 1962, "A Global Affair" in 1964 and "Unkissed Bride" in 1966. In he received the Golden Globe Award for Foreign Newcomer. In 1959, he married Academy-Award recipient actress Dorothy Malone in Hong Kong, where she was shooting a film. The couple, who had two children together, divorced in December of 1964 amid acrimonious proceedings that played out in the press. On television, he appeared as a guest star on "The Millionaire," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Lucy Show," "77 Sunset Strip," "Perry Mason," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Daniel Boone," "Get Smart" and "The Doris Day Show." After leaving the film business in the late 1960s, Bergerac became an executive with the Revlon Cosmetics company, where his brother, Michel, was president and chairman.
Actor. Jacques Bergerac was a law student when he met American actress Ginger Rogers, who was vacationing in France. Tall, dark and handsome, he had a screen test at MGM with Rogers' help. This led to them appearing together in "Twist of Fate" in 1954. The couple were married from February of 1953 until their divorce in July of 1957. Bergerac went on to appear in such films as "Les Girls" and "Gigi" both in 1958, "Thunder in the Sun" in 1959, "The Hypnotic Eye" in 1960, "Fear No More" in 1961, "Always on Sunday" and "Fury of Achilles" both 1962, "A Global Affair" in 1964 and "Unkissed Bride" in 1966. In he received the Golden Globe Award for Foreign Newcomer. In 1959, he married Academy-Award recipient actress Dorothy Malone in Hong Kong, where she was shooting a film. The couple, who had two children together, divorced in December of 1964 amid acrimonious proceedings that played out in the press. On television, he appeared as a guest star on "The Millionaire," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Lucy Show," "77 Sunset Strip," "Perry Mason," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Daniel Boone," "Get Smart" and "The Doris Day Show." After leaving the film business in the late 1960s, Bergerac became an executive with the Revlon Cosmetics company, where his brother, Michel, was president and chairman.
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