René Duchaussoir (Guitare)
15 Rue des Prairies, 75020 Paris, France

René Duchaussoir was one of the many fine jazz guitarists who played the night spots of Paris during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. A fine technician of his craft, he was able to move seamlessly from jazz standards with Stephan Grappelly and Géo Daly to accompanying the chanson repertoire of Eva (Eva Killutat), and even managed a little Rock ‘n’ Roll with Georges Guétary. In the 1940s he was at the heart of the jazz manouche community, swinging with fellow guitarist Jean Ferret and Tchan Tchou Vidal. He played with some of the most famous French singers of the day including Charles Trenet and François Deguelt. An expert in his field, he wrote a number of guitar related books, and also taught guitar to jazz-rockers such as Jean Claude Gaupin.

Gerard Granier (Contrebasse)
16 Rue Stendhal, 75020 Paris, France

French classical double bass player Gerard Granier started with a more folksy blues repertoire, appearing on Jack Et Jim’s Pourquoi, Toujours… EP in 1965. He soon switched to classical music, much more suited to his talents. He was a member of the Orchestre De Chambre Jean-François Paillard during the 1970s and 80s. One of the most popular venues for both Granier and the orchestra to record their music in was the Eglise Notre-Dame du Liban in Paris.

Adrian Miatlev (poète)
41 Rue Stendhal, 75020 Paris, France

Adrian Miatlev was an unusual scholar who lived the life of an absolute poet, which resulted in him often living in extreme poverty. He believed that to be a poet was a twenty-four hour a day existence, that you must sacrifice everything to poetry, living only on poetry. He was born in Moscow in 1910, moving to France with his family in 1921. In his twenties he moved to Paris but times were hard and he relied on the generosity of friends to survive. He first collaborated with the magazine Esprit before WW2, then, from 1947 onwards, joined the review Tour de Feu, founded by Pierre Boujut. It would be the home to many of Miatlev’s poetic works, from Ce que tout cadavre devrait savoir in 1948 to Saint-Simon 52 in 1979. He died relatively young at the age of 54 and is remembered as a rebel, poet and fine artist.

Jean-René Vivet (REALISATEURS DE TELEVISION)
209 Rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris, France

Jean-René Vivet started his career as an assistant film director to Yves Ciampi, Sacha Guitry and Marcel Carné. As an author-director in his own right he graduated to television, and would stay in the field for 35 happy years. As a journalist he worked on the monthly sports programme Les coulisses de l’exploit, with several films dedicated to motorsport. These included reports on Fritz Scheidegger (1965 sidecar world champion), Enzo Ferrari, Jean-Pierre Beltoise (French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver) and the 24 Heures du Mans in 1967. He had a softer side too, and was the man behind the nature programme Nos amies les bêtes.

Colette Herent (ARTISTES LYRIQUES)
183 Rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris, France

Colette Herent not only won first prize at the 1947 Conservatoire competition for Opéra-comique but was heralded the revelation of the contest. Quickly she took to the boards, appearing in the operetta Le Premier Rendez-vous, based on the Henri Decoin and Michel Duran hit film. By the 1950s the pretty, witty and sensitive actress had graduated to the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, appearing alongside Georges Guétary in Don Carlos.

Jenny Orléans (COMÉDIENNES )
97 Rue de Bagnolet, 75020 Paris, France

The dual career of actress Jenny Orléans started in the cinema and theatre at the beginning of the 1950s. On stage she graced Parisian venues big and small, from her debut at the 85 seat Théâtre de la Huchette in 1954 to the 650 capacity Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1960. In the cinema she had a 20 year career, and is best remembered for her role as singer Bianca Castafiore in the film Tintin et les Oranges Bleues (1964).

La Flèche d’Or
102 Bis Rue de Bagnolet, 75020 Paris, France

The Flèche d’Or is housed in the former Charonne train station, on the Petite Ceinture. Until 2016, it was a famous underground concert venue. Today it has a socio-cultural vocation, and is open to all, in an area with strong militant roots against all forms of oppression. Drawing on local initiatives and nine community groups, it programmes concerts, screenings, plays, exhibitions, workshops, a social and solidarity canteen, and a bar.

Bruno Balp (COMÉDIENS)
117 Rue de Bagnolet, 75020 Paris, France

Credited with over 130 appearances in cinema and television, Bruno Balp was in constant employment as a character actor from the 1950s to the 1990s. He often played small roles, sometimes uncredited, but his face will be recogniseable to a generation of theatre and movie goers. It is therefore quite understandable that he would show up in four episodes of legendary cop series Les cinq dernières minutes, one of the biggest employers of Parisian acting talent over the years. His time in the theatre was equally impressive with over 50 appearances on the stages of Paris and across France. In 1961 he joined the ranks of the Théâtre National Populaire for Jean Vilar’s adaptation of La Paix, and would continue to act with them until 1971.

Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

The Père-Lachaise cemetery is the most visited cemetery in the world. Many famous show business stars are buried here. These include a diverse range of singing talents including Franck Alamo (1941-2012, division 25), Gilbert Bécaud (1927-2001, division 45), Marie Dubas (1894-1972, division 36), Marie Laforêt (1939 – 2019, division 49), Francis Lemarque (1917-2002, division 44, ligne 2), Yves Montand (1921-1991, division 44), Jim Morrison (1943-1971, division 6), Marcel Mouloudji (1922-1994, division 42), Georges Moustaki (1934-2013, division 95), Patachou (1918-2015, division 2), Édith Piaf (1915-1963, division 97), and Henri Salvador (1917-2008, division 97).