Nanette Bordeaux

Nanette Bordeaux
Born	Hélène Olivine Veilleux April 3, 1911(1911-04-03) Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada
Died	September 20, 1956(1956-09-20) (aged 45) Los Angeles, California, USA
Other names	Francine Bordeaux
Years active	1942-1957

Nanette Bordeaux (April 3, 1911 – September 20, 1956) was a French Canadian-born American film actress. Born Hélène Olivine Veilleux, Bordeaux made over 15 film appearances between 1942 and 1957.

Career

Bordeaux moved with her family from Quebec to New York City in the 1930s, where she began auditioning for several theatre productions. By 1938, Bordeaux did a screen test at the Hal Roach Studios, and was chosen over 50 other actresses. She made appearances in several small movies in the 1940s, under the name Francine Bordeaux.^[1]

Bordeaux was hired by Columbia Pictures director Jules White in 1949, and began appearing in several short subjects, most notably with the Three Stooges. As she sported a genuine French accent, she was often cast as a "Fifi," in films such as Hugs and Mugs, Pest Man Wins, A Missed Fortune and Loose Loot. She also had to hide her French accent under an American one in such films as Slaphappy Sleuths and Income Tax Sappy.^[1]

Death

Bordeaux's career was cut short when she died of acute bronchopneumonia in 1956. Her last film appearance was in A Merry Mix Up.^[1]

Selected filmography

• A Merry Mix Up (1957)
• Come on Seven (1956)
• He Popped His Pistol (1953)
• Loose Loot (1953)
• A Missed Fortune (1952)
• Pest Man Wins (1951)
• Three Hams on Rye (1950)
• Hugs and Mugs (1950)
• Flung by a Fling (1949)
• Homecoming (1948) (as Francine Bordeaux)^[1]
• So Dark the Night (1946) (as Francine Bordeaux)^[1]
• Women in Bondage (1943) (as Francine Bordeaux)^[1]
• I Married an Angel (1942) (as Francine Bordeaux)^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Shifres, Ed. The Three Stooges Journal #72 (1994) pp. 6-7

External links

• Nanette Bordeaux at the Internet Movie Database
• Nanette Bordeaux at AllRovi
• Nanette Bordeaux at threestooges.net
• Nanette Bordeaux at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Bordeaux, Nanette
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1911-4-3
Place of birth	Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada
Date of death	1956-9-20
Place of death	Los Angeles, California