
Born: 1904-05-17
Jean Gabin, born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé on May 17, 1904, in Paris, emerged as a monumental figure in French cinema. The son of Madeleine Petit and Ferdinand Moncorgé, a cabaret entertainer who adopted the stage name Gabin, he spent his early years in Mériel, a village located about 22 miles north o...