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Jean Yanne

French actor (1933-2003)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ106225 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jean Yanne (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ jan]; born Jean Roger Gouyé [ʒɑ̃ ʁɔʒe ɡuje]; 18 July 1933 – 23 May 2003) was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer. In 1972, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film We Won't Grow Old Together.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Jean Yanne” as french actor (1933-2003). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1933, 2003, 1972—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1933-07-18. The account is most persuasive where Jean, Yanne and French can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as french actor (1933-2003). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q106225. VIAF identifies the subject as 4938116. The Library of Congress control number is n50013978. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1933, 2003 and 1972.

Critical limits

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  3. How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
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This entry incorporates text from “Jean Yanne” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.