The cruel fate of Fernand Raynaud, one of France's favorite comedians
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Every day, Le Figaro recounts the fatal car accident of a celebrity. Today, the story of the comedian who lost control of a Rolls-Royce convertible on September 28, 1973, near Riom, in the Puy-de-Dôme region.
With Fernand Raynaud, France had gotten used to crying with laughter. Ever since the host Jean Nohain discovered him in a Parisian cabaret in the early 1950s and opened the doors to the television show "36 Candles" for him, and then his one-man shows triggered hilarity, the Auvergnat had become one of the French people's favorite comedians. His appearance contributed greatly to this. He wrapped his burlesque adventures and schoolboy scenes in grimaces, mimes, and a drawling Puy-de-Dôme accent that could make him look like a simpleton. The fedora, barely concealing a bald spot, and a suit or oversized coat ended up making him look like the average Frenchman . It was precisely because he ridiculed everyday situations that everyone else might encounter that he became a national star. His sketches, in which the portraits of a stubborn plumber, a narrow-minded warrant officer, a wealthy peasant, a stupid racist are drawn in turn...
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