Tag: 20th arrondissement
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Objet 44 – Belleville
Roger Terrien (Guitare)38 Rue de Belleville, 75020 Paris, France Roger Terrien started his career alongside his accordionist brother Paul in the orchestras around Brittany. After WW2 he moved to Paris and became a guitarist to the stars of the day: Dario Moreno, Richard Anthony, Henri Salvador, Françoise Hardy, and Barbara. Although he was best known…
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Objet 43 – Philippe Drancy
Philippe Drancy (COMEDIENS)100 Av. Gambetta, 75020 Paris, France The defining moment of actor Philippe Drancy’s career was his work in the 1960s with the Compagnie Renaud-Barrault. The private repertory troupe was formed in 1947 to perform experimental productions. By 1962 Drancy was firmly embedded within its ranks, appearing in La nuit a sa clarté by…
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Walk 46 – Pelleport
Henri Calef (REALISATEURS DE CINEMA)9 Rue Jules Dumien, 75020 Paris, France Born in Bulgaria, Henri Calef completed his secondary and higher education in France. With a degree in philosophy and a diploma from the École supérieure de commerce de Paris, he was first a film journalist before becoming the assistant of Pierre Chenal and André…
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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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