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Actor Christian Marquand, who appeared in more than 50 films and helmed two pies including 1968's all-star satire "Candy," died Nov. 22 in Paris from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 73.
Born in Marseilles to a father of Arab origin and a Spanish mother, lanky young Marquand studied acting with Tania Balachova and first made his mark onscreen in two enduring French classics: Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast" in 1946 and Henri-Georges Clouzot's "Quai des Orfevres" (Jenny Lamour) in 1947.
Marquand's aptitude for languages facilitated an international career with performances in French, Spanish, Italian (including a bit part...