Max Linder Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Max Linder was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era who has been described as the first international movie star and the first film star anywhere. He worked in films likeThe Legend of Punching,Le pendu,Max And The Lady Doctor,The Cure for Cowardice,A Farm-House Romance,Max Takes Tonics,The Romance of Max,Une

Max Linder Quick Info
Height5 ft 2 in
Weight60 kg
Date of BirthDecember 16, 1883
Zodiac SignSagittarius
Date of DeathNovember 1, 1925

Max Linder was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era who has been described as the “first international movie star” and “the first film star anywhere”. He worked in films like The Legend of Punching, Le pendu, Max And The Lady Doctor, The Cure for Cowardice, A Farm-House Romance, Max Takes Tonics, The Romance of Max, Une nuit agitée, Max Does Not Speak English, Max Wants a Divorce, Be My Wife, Seven Years Bad Luck, The Three Must-Get-Theres, and The Little Cafe. Max Linder enlisted at the outbreak of the First World War and the experiences left a devastating impact on him both physically and mentally, including bouts of severe chronic depression.

Born Name

Gabriel Leuvielle

Nick Names

Max Linder, Gentleman Max

Max Linder in 1913 (Karl Bulla / livejournal.com / Public Domain)

Age

He was born on December 16, 1883.

Died

On November 1, 1925, Max Linder died at 41 in Paris, French Third Republic, after committing suicide.

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Born Place

Cavernes, Saint-Loubès, Gironde, French Third Republic

Residence

He resided in Paris, France.

Nationality

Education

Max Linder got enrolled in the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France in 1899.

Occupation

Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Comedian

Family

  • Father – Jean (Vineyard Owner)
  • Mother – Suzanne (née Baron) (Vineyard Owner)
  • Siblings – Maurice Leuvielle (June 28, 1881 – December 14, 1959) (Older Brother) (Rugby Player), Gérard Leuvielle (Younger Brother), Marcelle Leuvielle (Younger Sister) (Actor)
  • Others – Jeanne (Grandmother)

Build

Slim

Max Linder and Charlie Chaplin in 1922 (Stagg Photo / Screenland (April 1922) at the Internet Archive / Public Domain)

Height

5 ft 2 in or 157.5 cm

Weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Max Linder had dated –

  • Hélène “Ninette” Peters (1923-1925) – He was arrested in Nice in 1923 for “kidnapping a minor” who turned out to be his future wife Hélène “Ninette” Peters, 17-years old at the time. Max and Hélène had planned to run away to Monte Carlo after they had their first encounter at a hotel in Chamonix. It is noted that Linder exclaimed to a friend, “I spent the whole night in a hotel lounge talking to the most extraordinary girl I could ever imagine. Instantly I knew this to be the woman in my life.”
    On August 2, 1923, they got married at the Parisian church of St. Honoré d’Eylau. However, their relationship wasn’t an ideal one as he was a fiercely jealous and mentally abusive husband who would frequently threaten to “end her”. Their only child together – a daughter named Maud-Lydié Marcelle Leuvielle – was born on June 27, 1924. Both Max Linder and Hélène “Ninette” Peters died in 1925 after they allegedly drank Veronal, injected morphine, and slashed their wrists. Their deaths were described as a suicide pact but some argue whether the deaths were really a result of a suicide pact or if Max murdered his much-younger wife or pressured her into killing herself.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Short stature
    • Silk hat, stick, and mustache

    Religion

    He was raised in a Catholic household.

    Max Linder circa 1917 (Lewis-Smith, Chicago / Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company (at the Internet Archive) / Public Domain)

    Max Linder Facts

  • He was born to wealthy vineyard owners who wanted Linder to take over the family business. However, Max later wrote that “nothing was more distasteful to me than the thought of a life among the grapes.”
  • Growing up, he was inclined towards theatre and was fascinated by the traveling theater and circus performances that occasionally visited his town.
  • Max Linder was affected by a severe case of cholera as a child. He reportedly survived by resting in the oven of the village baker.
  • Max had adopted his stage name of “Max Linder” by 1905.
  • He developed a close friendship with Charlie Chaplin and they used to attend several events together. Linder once said, “He calls me his teacher, but I have been the happy one, to take lessons from his school.”
  • It is reported that Charlie Chaplin closed his studio for one day out of respect after receiving the news of Linder’s demise.

    • Featured Image by Karl Bulla / livejournal.com / Public Domain

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