Jean-Paul Belmondo, Feb. 1962

Posted: February 14th, 2010 | Author: Jordan | Filed under: #film | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Pageant Magazine Cover - February 1962Today I was thumbing through a magazine rack at a Goodwill when I chanced upon a February 1962 issue of Pageant magazine that includes a short piece on Jean-Paul Belmondo. Belomondo was recently honored by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his career achievements. High-resolution scans of the original pages are at the bottom, following the transcription. Enjoy!

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Photographed for Pageant by Marvin Newman

THE FILM HEROES of the young Frenchman at left are Bogart, Brando and Garfield. But put them all together and you still haven’t captured the essence of Jean-Paul Belmondo, the most off-beat European screen sensation in a decade.

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