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Born in Paris on Jan. 5, 1911, as Jean-Pierre Salomons, Mr. Aumont landed his first movie role at age 20 and by the time World War II broke out, had appeared in no fewer than 24 films, including Marcel Carné's ''Hôtel du Nord.'' While onstage with Louis Jouvet's famous troupe, he was also spotted by Jean Cocteau, who promptly cast him in his play ''The Infernal Machine.''
After serving with distinction in the French Army, earning a Croix de Guerre and Légion d'Honneur, he left for the United States when France fell to German forces in 1940. He made his Hollywood debut in 1943 in ''Assignment in Brittany'' and followed it with another war movie, ''The Cross of Lorraine.'' After the war, he continued to play romantic Frenchmen in Hollywood films but also appeared on Broadway with Vivien Leigh in the 1963 musical ''Tovarich.''
Born in Paris on Jan. 5, 1911, as Jean-Pierre Salomons, Mr. Aumont landed his first movie role at age 20 and by the time World War II broke out, had appeared in no fewer than 24 films, including Marcel Carné's ''Hôtel du Nord.'' While onstage with Louis Jouvet's famous troupe, he was also spotted by Jean Cocteau, who promptly cast him in his play ''The Infernal Machine.''
After serving with distinction in the French Army, earning a Croix de Guerre and Légion d'Honneur, he left for the United States when France fell to German forces in 1940. He made his Hollywood debut in 1943 in ''Assignment in Brittany'' and followed it with another war movie, ''The Cross of Lorraine.'' After the war, he continued to play romantic Frenchmen in Hollywood films but also appeared on Broadway with Vivien Leigh in the 1963 musical ''Tovarich.''
