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Walk 19 – Lamarck Caulaincourt
Pierre-Louis Picard(CHANSONNIERS)81 Rue Caulaincourt, 75018 Paris, FranceChansonniers were masters of a whole range of talents, as natural communicators they employed their skills as singers, actors, storytellers and comics. Pierre-Louis Picard was one of the rarer chansonniers who came from a background of writing, journalism and poetry. A disciple of Charles Cros, he was best known…
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Walk 18 – La Sorcière
Anne-Marie Rochand(COMÉDIENNES)1 Vla Léandre, 75018 Paris, FranceRadio, theatre and film actress Anne-Marie Rochand often acted alongside her husband Jean-Henri Chambois. Rochand was well known on the Parisian stage, most often seen at the Theater de I’Œuvre, but also venues like the Theatre de Paris, and Théâtre de l’Avenue. Pierre Sonnier(COMEDIENS)7 Vla Léandre, 75018 Paris, FranceActor…
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André Valmy – Objet 12
Find this object on Walk 12 – Mur des je t’aime André Valmy(COMÉDIENS)83 R. des Martyrs, 75018 Paris, FranceAndré Valmy (real name André Antoine Marius Dugenet) was a French film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1940 and 2001. Born in Paris in 1919, he considered himself a real Montmartrois. His father…
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Perrette Souplex – Objet 14
Find this object on Walk 14 – Studio 28 Perrette Souplex(COMÉDIENNES)7 Rue Cauchois, 75018 Paris, FranceActress Perrette Souplex (b.1930) is the daughter of the actor and chansonnier Raymond Souplex. She studied at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique. In the 1960s she was part of the trio Les Filles à papa formed with Suzanne Gabriello…
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Pierre Jacob – Objet 17
Find this object on Walk 17 – Conservatoire Maubel Pierre Jacob(CHANSONNIERS)53 Rue Lepic, 75018 Paris, FranceOn the wall outside 53 Rue Lepic is a plaque that reads “Pierre Jacob 1904-1979 Poet Chansonnier Author of the famous song “Rue Lepic” Lived in this house from 1939 to 1979”. The song was famously performed by Yves Montand…
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Jacques Berlioz – Objet 13a
Find this object on Walk 13 – Abbesses Jacques Berlioz(COMÉDIENS)11 Rue Robert Planquette, 75018 Paris, France Theatre and cinema actor Jacques Berlioz (1889-1969) starred in more than 50 films during a thirty year career. Notable film appearances include La maison du mystère (1933) and Gigolette (1937). The early 1960s saw the end of his working…
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Walk 17 – Conservatoire Maubel
Paul Écoffard(COMEDIENS)84 Rue Lepic, 75018 Paris, FranceA student at the Conservatoire de Nancy, actor Paul Écoffard would go on to join the Comédie-Française in 1946, the oldest active theatre company in the world. He had a long and active theatre career that flourished from the mid 1940s to the beginning of the 1980s. He starred…
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Walk 16 – Château des Brouillards
Paula Valmond(COMÉDIENNES)26 Rue Norvins, 75018 Paris, France Paula Valmond was an actress whose career stretched from pre WW1 theatre to 1970s films. A popular performer on the Paris stage, she appeared across the city, and through the decades, from the 1910s (Theatre Sarah Bernhardt), 1920s (Gaîté-Lyrique Theatre, Nouveau Théâtre/Théâtre Grévin, Albert 1er), 1930s (Théâtre du…
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Geo Pomel – Objet 15
Find this object on 18th arrondissement Walk 15 – Le Funambule Geo Pomel(CHANSONNIERS)118 Rue Caulaincourt 18e, 75018 Paris, France Chansonnier, actor and radio star Geo Pomel was a vaudeville comic in the great variety tradition. A favourite on the radio, in particular on Ondes Joyeuses de Radio-Paris. On the stage he appeared across Paris, including…
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