Pierre Batcheff

Pierre Batcheff (born Piotr Bacev 1901 – died 13 April 1932) was a French actor. His best-known film was Un chien andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. He was married to French film editor Denise Batcheff.^[1]

Both Batcheff and the leading actress in Un chien andalou, Simone Mareuil, committed suicide, Mareuil by setting herself on fire in 1954, Batcheff reportedly by overdosing on Veronal on 13 April 1932.^[2]

References

^ Pierre Batcheff at Internet Movie Database
^ Pierre Batcheff at Find A Grave

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Name	Batcheff, Pierre
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Date of birth	1901
Place of birth	Harbin, Manchuria
Date of death	13 April 1932
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