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Walk 45 – Square des Saint-Simoniens
Linette Dalmasso (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)14 Rue de la Duée, 75020 Paris, France Singer and accordionist Linette Dalmasso started her career at the age of 7 alongside her younger sister Pierrine, who played the violin. At the age of 13 she was awarded the Grand Prix du Roi des Belges for her skillful musicianship. Together, Linette…
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Walk 44 – Belleville
Thierry Merick (COMEDIENS)4 Av. Taillade, 75020 Paris, France The career of actor Thierry Merick unfolded almost completely under the radar. Only a couple of credits remain in his name, appearances in the TV film Le colchique et l’étoile, and also in two episodes of the TV series Noële aux quatre vents (1971). The latter was…
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Walk 43 – Télégraphe
Anne-Marie Coffinet (COMÉDIENNES)55 Rue du Télégraphe, 75020 Paris, France Actress Anne-Marie Coffinet made her cinematic debut in the 1956 film L’auberge en folie, directed by Pierre Chevalier. This was followed quickly by her theatre debut in 21 scènes de comédie, in which she acted alongside her husband François Maistre. Although she continued with her theatre…
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Objet 39 – Ramón Mendizábal
Ramón Mendizábal (CHEFS D’ORCHESTRES)83 Rue Georges Lardennois, 75019 Paris, France Basque accordionist, composer and conductor Ramon Mendizabal fronted one of the most famous Tango orchestras in Paris. He employed some of the great accordionists and bandoneon players of the age, including Gus Viseur and André Astier. Ramón Mendizábal and his orchestra also accompanied Marcel Azzola…
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Walk 42 – Cité de la Musique
Philippe Maraire (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)11 Rue de l’Ourcq, 75019 Paris, France Child star Philippe Maraire released two EPS on the His Master’s Voice label in the mid 1960s. The second of which, Hardi! Les Cancres, is a spin-off of Jean-Charles’s popular book La foire aux cancres. He began his career at the tender age of…
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Walk 41 – Crimée
Colette Magny (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)35 Av. de Flandre, 75019 Paris, FranceAnd52 Av. de Flandre, 75019 Paris, France Unlike other singer-songwriters of the era, Colette Magny began her professional singing career as she approached middle age. She released her first studio album at the age of 38. She became known for her unconforming appearance, rebellious lyrics…
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Walk 40 – Le Bassin de la Villette
Jean Raphaël (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)77 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France Born of Mediterranean parents, singing was part of Jean Raphaël’s life from an early age. When he first came to Paris he would frequent the bal-musette of the Bastille district, and was inspired to become a singer in the Tino Rossi style. With his…
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Objet 38 – Les Francs Garçons
Les Francs Garçons (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)150 Bd de la Villette, 75019 Paris, France Folk outfit Les Franc Garcons were a seven piece band consisting of Michel Hubert, Claude Polivert, Michel Prouteau, Gérard Martin Dupont, Bernard Fevre, Claude Vanzini, and Alain Robin. They were regular performers at Don Camilo, the Parisian cabaret in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quartier.…
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Objet 37 – Chalet Édouard / Rue Manin
Located at 33 rue Manin, Chalet Édouard was originally built to be used as a wine and liqueur merchant. Known as the Gouault Room, named after it’s owner, it was ideally located opposite the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, and regularly served as a conference venue for socio-political groups (also as a concert and banquet hall). In…
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Objet 36 – Parc des Buttes Chaumont
The Parc des Buttes Chaumont is a public park situated in the 19th arrondissement. It is the fifth-largest park in Paris, after the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Parc de la Villette and Tuileries Garden. Opened in 1867, late in the regime of Napoleon III, it was built according to plans by Jean-Charles Adolphe…
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