Post by teleadm on Nov 13, 2018 9:57:22 GMT
Out of 18.000 hopefulls in a giant talent search stunt, Jean Seberg was chosen to play Saint Joan 1957, a movie version of George Bernard Shaw's play, to be directed by Otto Preminger. When she was cast, on October 21, 1956, her only acting experience had been a single season of summer stock performances. The film was associated with a great deal of publicity about which Seberg commented that she was "embarrassed by all the attention". Despite a big build-up, both the film and Seberg received poor notices. What followed was an acting career of many ups and downs.
At the peak of her career, Seberg suddenly stopped acting in Hollywood films. Reportedly, she was not pleased with the roles she had been offered, some of which, she noted, bordered on pornography. Experts in FBI COINTELPRO activities suggest that Seberg was "effectively blacklisted" from Hollywood films, as was Jane Fonda, for a period of time. No conclusive evidence of a 'blacklisting' exists, yet this is not unusual, as such blacklists were usually secret. Her targeting was a well-documented retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.
Jean Dorothy Seberg was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, her family was Lutheran and of Swedish, English, and German ancestry.
During the filming of Bonjour Tristesse Seberg met François Moreuil, the man who was to be her first husband, and she then based herself in France, achieving success as the free-love heroine of French New Wave films. Most notably, she appeared in 1960 as Patricia in Jean-Luc Godard's À bout de souffle. Despite extended stays in the United States, she remained Paris-based for the rest of her life.
On the night of August 30, 1979, Seberg disappeared. On September 8, nine days after her disappearance, her decomposing body was found wrapped in a blanket in the back seat of her Renault, parked close to her Paris apartment. In 1979, her death was ruled a probable suicide by Paris police.
Romain Gary, Seberg's second husband, called a press conference shortly after her death where he publicly blamed the FBI's campaign against Seberg for her deteriorating mental health. Gary claimed that Seberg "became psychotic" after the media reported a false story that the FBI planted about her becoming pregnant with a Black Panther's child in 1970. Six days after the discovery of Seberg's body, the FBI released documents under FOIA admitting the defamation of Seberg, while making statements attempting to distance themselves from practices of the Hoover era. The FBI's campaign against Seberg was further explored at this time by Time magazine in a front-page article, "The FBI vs. Jean Seberg".
A sad life indeed, it's a wonder she was capable to appear in many memorable movies.
An uncomplete trip down memory lane:
Saint Joan 1957
Bonjour Tristesse 1958, with Deborah Kerr, the second and last movie she was directed by Otto Preminger.
The Mouse That Roared 1959, with Peter Sellers.
À bout de souffle aka Breathless 1960, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, directed by Jean-Luc Goddard. Seberg was nominated for a BAFTA.
Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960, with James Darren and Burl Ives.
L'amant de cinq jours aka Five Day Lover 1961, with Jean-Pierre Cassel.
In the French Style 1963, with Stanley Baker
Échappement libre aka Backfire 1964, reunited with Jean-Paul Belmondo
Lilith 1964, with Warren Beatty. Jean was nominated for a Golden Globe
Moment to Moment 1966, with Honor Blackman. Veteran director Mervyn LeRoy's last movie.
A Fine Madness 1966, with Patrick O'Neal
La route de Corinthe aka The Road to Corinthe aka Who's Got the Black Box? 1967, with Maurice Ronet, directed by Claude Chabrol.
Pendulum 1969, with George Peppard
Airport 1969, with Burt Lancaster
Paint Your Wagon 1969, with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin
Macho Callahan 1970, with David Janssen
L'Attentat aka The French Conspiracy 1972, with Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Mousey 1974 TV-movie, with Kirk Douglas.
Le Grand Délire aka The Big Delirium 1975, with Pierre Blaise
Jean Seberg's last acting role in a movie was in a West-German/Austrian version of Ibsen's The Wild Duck 1976
Jean Seberg acted in 35 movies and television productions.
She left us too soon at the age of 40.
Thanks for watching, this maybe a little sombre trip down memory lane.
Thoughts and opinions are as always welcome
At the peak of her career, Seberg suddenly stopped acting in Hollywood films. Reportedly, she was not pleased with the roles she had been offered, some of which, she noted, bordered on pornography. Experts in FBI COINTELPRO activities suggest that Seberg was "effectively blacklisted" from Hollywood films, as was Jane Fonda, for a period of time. No conclusive evidence of a 'blacklisting' exists, yet this is not unusual, as such blacklists were usually secret. Her targeting was a well-documented retaliation for her support of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.
Jean Dorothy Seberg was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, her family was Lutheran and of Swedish, English, and German ancestry.
During the filming of Bonjour Tristesse Seberg met François Moreuil, the man who was to be her first husband, and she then based herself in France, achieving success as the free-love heroine of French New Wave films. Most notably, she appeared in 1960 as Patricia in Jean-Luc Godard's À bout de souffle. Despite extended stays in the United States, she remained Paris-based for the rest of her life.
On the night of August 30, 1979, Seberg disappeared. On September 8, nine days after her disappearance, her decomposing body was found wrapped in a blanket in the back seat of her Renault, parked close to her Paris apartment. In 1979, her death was ruled a probable suicide by Paris police.
Romain Gary, Seberg's second husband, called a press conference shortly after her death where he publicly blamed the FBI's campaign against Seberg for her deteriorating mental health. Gary claimed that Seberg "became psychotic" after the media reported a false story that the FBI planted about her becoming pregnant with a Black Panther's child in 1970. Six days after the discovery of Seberg's body, the FBI released documents under FOIA admitting the defamation of Seberg, while making statements attempting to distance themselves from practices of the Hoover era. The FBI's campaign against Seberg was further explored at this time by Time magazine in a front-page article, "The FBI vs. Jean Seberg".
A sad life indeed, it's a wonder she was capable to appear in many memorable movies.
An uncomplete trip down memory lane:
Saint Joan 1957
Bonjour Tristesse 1958, with Deborah Kerr, the second and last movie she was directed by Otto Preminger.
The Mouse That Roared 1959, with Peter Sellers.
À bout de souffle aka Breathless 1960, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, directed by Jean-Luc Goddard. Seberg was nominated for a BAFTA.
Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960, with James Darren and Burl Ives.
L'amant de cinq jours aka Five Day Lover 1961, with Jean-Pierre Cassel.
In the French Style 1963, with Stanley Baker
Échappement libre aka Backfire 1964, reunited with Jean-Paul Belmondo
Lilith 1964, with Warren Beatty. Jean was nominated for a Golden Globe
Moment to Moment 1966, with Honor Blackman. Veteran director Mervyn LeRoy's last movie.
A Fine Madness 1966, with Patrick O'Neal
La route de Corinthe aka The Road to Corinthe aka Who's Got the Black Box? 1967, with Maurice Ronet, directed by Claude Chabrol.
Pendulum 1969, with George Peppard
Airport 1969, with Burt Lancaster
Paint Your Wagon 1969, with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin
Macho Callahan 1970, with David Janssen
L'Attentat aka The French Conspiracy 1972, with Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Mousey 1974 TV-movie, with Kirk Douglas.
Le Grand Délire aka The Big Delirium 1975, with Pierre Blaise
Jean Seberg's last acting role in a movie was in a West-German/Austrian version of Ibsen's The Wild Duck 1976
Jean Seberg acted in 35 movies and television productions.
She left us too soon at the age of 40.
Thanks for watching, this maybe a little sombre trip down memory lane.
Thoughts and opinions are as always welcome
). And informative - did you know Streisand was amongst the 17,999 unsuccessful hopefuls that auditioned for SAINT JOAN??? 
. My choice would have probably been Shannyn Sossamon (remember her?) about 15 years ago.