Michel Ruhl
(COMÉDIENS)
129 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Michel Ruhl made his theatre debut in 1952 under the direction of Gérard Philipe. He held his first major role in 1959 in Le Long Voyage vers la nuit at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris. In 1963 he made his film debut in the title role in Ton ombre est la miine by André Michel, as the partner of Jill Hayworth. This performance was followed by that of the villainous Rudolf Niemeyer in Nick Carter et le Trèfle rouge alongside Eddie Constantine, and in 1966 again with a major role in Claude Autant-Lara ‘s Nouveau journal d’ une femme en blanc. He dubbed the French voice of James Cromwell, Scott Wilson and Terence Stamp.

Maya Casabianca
(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)
135 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1941, Maya Casabianca came with her family to settle in Paris at the end of the 1950s. She was discovered by producer Jacques Canetti when she was only 13 and hired by the record company Philips, to compete with Dalida. She sang at the l’Olympia with Yves Montand, who chose her stage name in reference to her city of birth.
She left Paris in the 1970s to settle in Haifa, Israel, where she continued her career. She returned to France sporadically, participating several times in Pascal Sevran’s show. She was the mistress of the Egyptian singer Farid el-Atrache.

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Les Bowlers
(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)
135 Rue de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Formed in 1964, Parisian teenage beat group Les Bowlers were Roland Seroussi (guitar), Michel Hassid (bass), Gérard Desbornes (rhythm guitar), and Daniel Dusang (drums). They rehearsed in a garage, belonging to painter Pierre Morosini, in an underground car park on rue du Simplon. Early gigs were played at the Locomotive (supporting Michèle Torr and Pierre Perret), Club QBG, the Tchoo Tchoo, and the Pussycat Club. They recorded 2 EPs with the Barclay label, both highly sought after by vinyl collectors. In their short life, Les Bowlers played on the same bill as Otis Redding, Yardbirds, Moody Blues, Ronnie Bird, Antoine et les Problèmes, Vigon et ses Lemons, and the Daems Boys. The band disbanded when Roland Seroussi left to do his military service.

Robert Gamelin
(CHANSONNIERS)
92 Rue du Mont-Cenis, 75018 Paris, France
Chansonnier Robert Gamelin was a regular performer at the Caveau de la République, a cabaret situated on Boulevard Saint-Martin, renowned for its rebellious spirit.

Marguerite Guérau/Guéreau
(COMÉDIENNES)
34 Sq. de Clignancourt, 75018 Paris, France
Theatre and cinema actress Marguerite Guérau (alternative spelling, Guéreau) debuted on the stage in Le Secret de Polichinelle, at the Théâtre national de l’Odéon in 1915. She followed with performances at the Théâtre national de l’Odéon, and then the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin. Her cinema career started in the silent era in Le mauvais garçon (1923) and would come to its conclusion in Les mystères de Paris (1943).

Roger Lecussan
(Piano)
91bis Rue du Mont-Cenis, 75018 Paris, France
Pianist Roger Lecussan made his name in Paris with the Marcel Bianchi Quintet before taking up residency at the famous Paris Lido. He played with some of the influential names in Parisian jazz, including Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke, and Lee Konitz, when he visited the capital.

Jean Orieux
(Trombone)
99 Rue Duhesme, 75018 Paris, France
Trombonist Jean Orieux was one of Guy Lafitte’s ‘Four Bones’, alongside fellow Montmartre resident Benny Vasseur. A man comfortable in a big band, he played in the orchestras of Sonny Grey, Claude Bolling, Paul Mauriat, Klaus Weiss, Jean-Claude Naude, Jean Loup Longnon, and Oliver Nelson’s Berlin Dream band. He sometimes used the pseudonym Charles Orieux, and led his own orchestra, releasing an LP of library music for Chappell & Co.

Francois Ibos
(Orgue and Piano)
72 Bd Ornano, 75018 Paris, France
Piano and organ player Francois Ibos ran his own orchestra in the 1960s, recording a cheeky latin EP with singer Gloria Thomas in 1961. Later in the decade he would orchestrate and write for soul duo Les Capresses, who released two EPs in 1969.