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Walk 95 – Michel Bizot
Bernard Bimont (COMEDIENS)295 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France Actor, theatre director, and drama teacher Bernard Bimont started his acting career in the early 1940s, both on the stage of the Théâtre de Paris and in numerous radio dramas. In the 1950s he was the director of the Compagnie d’Art Théâtral de Paris and then…
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Walk 94 – Square Charles Péguy
Jean-Marie Chauvel (Trombone)21 Rue Louis Braille, 75012 Paris, France Jean-Marie Chauvel was a member of Raymond Fonsèque’s Trombone Ensemble. A popular sight on TV, the group featured 11 trombonists in matching comedic costumes. Martine Clary (DANSEUSES)35 Rue Louis Braille, 75012 Paris, France Dancer Martine Clary was a member of the Paris Opera Ballet, Palais Garnier,…
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Object 96 – Xavier Smati at the Opéra-Comique
Xavier Smati (ARTISTES LYRIQUES)16 Bd Soult, 75012 Paris, France In WW2 Xavier Smati was a popular opera singer in Vichy France, the Southern area that was ruled by a collaborationist government during the Nazi occupation. He took roles in Carcassonne, Albi and was first bass at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. After the war…
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Object 84 – Joël Holmes
Joël Holmes (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)82 Rue de Montreuil, 75011 Paris, France Originally from Bessarabia, then part of Romania, Joël Holmes immigrated to France with his family in 1934. He was orphaned during WW2 when his parents were deported to Auschwitz, he was just 14 years old. To make ends meet he worked several jobs (electrician,…
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Walk 96 – Porte Dorée
Jean-Claude Pelletier (Piano)269 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France French jazz pianist, composer, arranger and conductor Jean-Claude Pelletier began his music studies at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris aged just ten years old. He studied piano, music theory and harmony at the Conservatoire until 1948. After playing in jazz orchestras and with his own…
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Walk 84 – Place de la Nation
Jordi Coll (CHEFS D’ORCHESTRES)21 Rue de Montreuil, 75011 Paris, France Bandleader Jordi Coll fronted one of the hottest mambo orchestras of mid-century Paris. Known as the Roi du Mambo, Coll and his Orchestre Typique were a regular fixture at the Moulin Rouge during the height of the Latin dance craze in Europe. His early entertainment…
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Object 83 – Irène Rollin / Irène de Paz
Irène Rollin / Irène de Paz (Poete)18bis Rue Chanzy, 75011 Paris, France Irène de Paz was one of those irrepressible creative talents whose work deserves much more recognition. In the 1940s she was a singer on French radio but switched to art in the 1950s, exhibiting under her married name, Irène Rollin. She exhibited her…
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Object 81 – Marc Ogeret
Marc Ogeret (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)16 Rue Pétion, 75011 Paris, France Born in Paris, French singer Marc Ogeret is best known for his powerful interpretations of political and poetic chanson. In the 1950s he started performing in cabarets, such as Chez Bernadette, Chez Agnès Capri, and La Colombe, on the Île de la Cité. He received…
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Walk 82 – Le Bistrot du Peintre
Les Players C/O Laurent Dumm (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)19 Rue Keller, 75011 Paris, France Inspired by the Shadows and Duane Eddy, Les Players were a 4 piece rock ‘n’ roll combo formed by 17 year olds Hervé Roy (organ), Christian Martin (bass), Michel Libretti (lead guitar) and Jean Pierre Prevotat (drums) in 1961. After appearing at…
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