baɪ ðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, hiːd bɪkˌʌm wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst pɹəlˈɪfɪk ˈæktɚz ɪnðə fɹˈɛntʃ nuːvˈɛl vˈeɪɡ ænd ɐ stˈɑːɹ.
By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific actors in the French nouvelle vague and a star.