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Walk 2 – Château Rouge
Robert Marcy(COMÉDIENS)76 Bd Barbès, 75018 Paris, France Actor, theatre troupe co-founder, and theatre director Robert Marcy has had a 70 years career in the creative arts. Well respected for his work in the theatre world he is also an author, singer and songwriter. Perhaps the best known song he wrote is La Queue du chat,…
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Walk 1 – Goutte d’Or
Jany Carrel / Pierre Deca(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)12 Rue de Suez, 75018 Paris Top-notch entertainers Jany Carrel and Pierre Déca share a connection with the Mediterranean port of Marseille. Déca was touted as the Music Hall revelation of 1943 with his talent for mimicry, storytelling and humour. He made a splash at Marseille’s Alcazar theatre before…
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Simone Langlois – Objet 7
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement Walk 7 – Promenade Coccinelle Simone Langlois(CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)5 Villa Dancourt, 75018 Paris, France Simone Langlois was a French author and singer born in Paris in 1932. From the age of four she sang with her mother on the streets and in cafes. Simone Langlois was the first…
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Chez Patachou – Objet 4
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement Walk 4 – Place du Tertre Chez Patachou(CABARET)13 Rue du Mont-Cenis, 75018 Paris, FranceA venue firmly established in Montmartre legend. The home and stage of legendary singer Patachou. It was a cabaret that nurtured and promoted young talent, including those of Jacques Brel, Hugues Auffray and Claude Nougaro.…
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Jacques Cathy – Objet 3
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement 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…
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Georges Giriel – Objet 2
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement Walk 2 – Château Rouge Georges Giriel(CHANSONNIER)14 Rue Lécuyer, 75018 Paris, France Chansonnier, humourist, author and songwriter Georges Giriel was the Mayor of the Commune Libre de la Butte-Montmartre, a spin-off of the famous Commune Libre de Montmartre. Formed in 1921, the original Commune Libre was a parody…
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Manuel Parres – Objet 1
Find this object on the 18th arrondissement Walk 1 – Goutte d’Or Manuel Parres(DANSEURS)33 bis Rue Doudeauville, 75018 Paris Creative polymath Manuel Parres excelled in the fields of art, dance and choreography, alongside costume and set design. He joined the Paris Opera in 1945 aged 20 and was a student at the newly established Choreographic…
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