Jacqueline Pagnol

Jacqueline Andrée Pagnol (French pronunciation: [ʒaklin ɑ̃dʁe paɲɔl]; née Bouvier [buvje]; October 6, 1920 – August 22, 2016) was a French actress.

She was the wife of French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

[3] She has revealed that the main character in Manon des sources was based on her own childhood.

[2] She owned the copyright of Marcel Pagnol's work and approved all film adaptations.

[2] She met author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol when she was twenty-three years old.