In 1962 as a student in Paris the gorgeous young French aristocrat, Phillipe Forquet was discovered by famous American director, Robert Parrish , who gave him an important role in In the French Style (1963), an award -winning film. Learning English as he went along, he played the handsome younger boyfriend of the hugely popular Jean Seberg , who had won enormous popular acclaim the Otto Preminger film Saint Joan (1957). French movie stars were very prevalent in Hollywood throughout the Fifties and Sixties. Maurice Chevalier and Yves Montand and Brigitte Bardot were household names and a new generation of new European 'hotties' were coming up. Spotted by producers at Twentieth Century Fox, Philippe was offered a contract with 20th Century Fox and flown to Hollywood to be groomed into the new Alain Delon or Louis Jourdan . Against the firm protests of his mother, the Countess Forquet de Dorne, he left the French Classical Academy to star in the hit movie Take Her, She's Mine (1963), also starring James Stewart and Sandra Dee , a huge teen star at the time and married to Bobby Darin . Rather shy and introspective, incredibly intelligent and well read, the young Philippe began life as a rising movie star. His dark good looks and Gallic charm caused quite a flurry among the ladies. He received thousands of fan letters a week. He fell in love with Sharon Tate , who was also a young contract player at Fox and they became formally engaged. This interfered with the plans a certain well-known producer had for Sharon, including some romantic ones, and the proud young Frenchman locked horns with some pretty powerful people. He made some very influential enemies and was the victim of a largely made-up negative publicity campaign saying that he had raped and beaten Sharon Tate . These allegations were never proved (as is mentioned in Biography Channel's biography of Sharon Tate.) Philippe couldn't deal with the culture shock of Hollywood of the Sixties. Discouraged and brokenhearted, the sensitive young actor moved to New York and studied at the Actor's Studio. His friends were the literary crowd, well-known writers of books, and Broadway plays. His family was demanding that he return home and in 1966, he acquiesced, vowing never to return to Hollywood unless they sent for him. He met the American top model Linda Morand in late 1967 in Paris. He took her to Rome, where he had a starring role in 'Camille 2000', an artistically made film based on the Alexander Dumas novel The Lady of the Camellias." In 1971 he was called back to Hollywood to star as General Lafayette in the short lived, but beloved TV series for ABC, "The Young Rebels" (1970) (also starring newcomer Louis Gossett Jr. ) Linda and Philippe were married in Carmel California in 1971 and she began life as the Viscountess Forquet de Dorne. She lived for several years at Philippe's home in Rome, continuing to model and study. She worked with some of the greatest American and European fashion designers and hair stylists and top photographers. In 1976 they were divorced but remained friends.
This youthful, darkly handsome actor played smooth, continental lovers in the 60s but his career lost steam come the decade's end. Was for a time engaged to Sharon Tate .He is a titled count. His full title is Phillipe Forquet Viscount de Dorne.Has a great sense of humor and delighted in playing jokes on his friends.
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but has never faced Napoleon. Wellington stands between Napoleon with a makeshift Anglo-Allied army and the Prussians. A Napoleon victory will plunge Europe back into a long term war. An allied victory could bring long term peace to Europe. The two meet at Waterloo where the fate of Europe will be decided.
Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand, but sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his future and reputation.