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Mauricet – Objet 10
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement Walk 10 – Lapin Agile Mauricet(CHANSONNIERS)11 Rue Saint-Vincent Montmartrois chansonnier Georges Maurice Renaut was a theatre and film actor, playwright and director. He studied engineering at the l’Ecole Centrale before the life of an artist beckoned. He needed a name fit for a performer, it was fellow chansonnier…
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Walk 10 – Lapin Agile
Lucien Arnaud(COMÉDIENS)25 Rue du Mont-Cenis, 75018 Paris, France One of the great and relatively unknown theatre actors of the first half of the twentieth century, Lucien Arnaud had a forty year career on the stage. It was a chance encounter with theatre manager and director Charles Dullin that lured Arnaud into the spotlight. At the…
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Robert Piquet – Objet 5
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement Walk 5 – Bateau Lavoir Robert Piquet(ARTISTE LYRIQUES)55 Rue des Trois Frères, 75018 Paris, France Actor, singer and dancer known for his light classical and operetta records during the 1950s and 60s. In 1970 he sang in the vocal quartet Les Poivre et Sel, alongside Dominique Tirmont, Francis…
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Walk 8 – Pigalle
Pierre Peloux(COMÉDIENS)5 Rue Houdon, 75018 Paris, France Pierre Peloux was a radio, stage, television and cinema actor. In the 1950s you could have seen him at the Théâtre de l’Œuvre in the play Notre peau by José-André Lacour. In the 1960s he starred in the epic film Austerlitz (1960) with Claudia Cardinale and Orson Welles.…
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Walk 9 – Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge and Bal du Moulin Rouge(SALLES DE MUSIC-HALL / CABARETS) The legendary Parisian cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, has been at heart of the Pigalle neighbourhood since 1889. Not just a destination for those who wish to be entertained it is also one of Paris’ most recognisable landmarks with its red windmill perched on the…
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Walk 6 – Escaliers de Montmartre
Marcel Cuvelier(COMEDIENS)19 Pl. Saint-Pierre, 75018 Paris, France Marcel Cuvelier began his career in 1950, acting and directing in venues across Paris, including the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse and Théâtre de la Huchette. He made his debut in Ascenseur pour l’échafaud by Louis Malle in 1958. In the 1960s Cuvelier appeared on screen in La Vérité…
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Walk 5 – Bateau Lavoir
The Painter’s Club(WHISKIES A GOGO / DISCOTHEQUES / CLUBS PRIVES)32 Rue Gabrielle, 75018 Paris, France The Painter’s Club was a cabaret opened here in 1960 by the singer Rita Cadillac. Earlier in the century it was the home of painter Henri Rioux. He was one of the founding members (with Pierre Bonnard) of the artistic…
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Walk 3 – Chevalier-de-La-Barre
Jacques Cathy(CHANSONNIERS)1 bis Rue Bachelet, 75018 Paris, France Cartoonist and singer Jacques Cathy (real name Louis Guionnet b.1906) was the third mayor of the Commune libre de Montmartre. He worked as a caricaturist for the weekly Le Rire paper and later joined the cabaret team La Vache Enragee, led by fellow chansonnier Roger Toziny. His…
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