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Walk 93 – Place Félix Éboué
Marcel Cariven (CHEFS D’ORCHESTRES)245 Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris, France Light music specialist Marcel Cariven was a long time conductor of the Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion-télévision française (ORTF). In the 1930s he was appointed conductor of the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and conducted classical concerts with the Radio-Paris Orchestra. After WW2 he made his debut at…
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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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Corso Fleuri, Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris – Object 80
Reviving a tradition that crises and wars had ruined, a procession of floats, a true flower parade, crossed Paris from the Place de la Bastille to the Esplanade des Invalides during the 1950s. Starting just after 3pm during days in May, the route cut through the nerve centre of the city, starting with the “old…
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Walk 72 – Pont Mirabeau
Florent (Florent Veilleux) (CHANTEURS ET CHANTEUSES)32 Rue Félicien David, 75016 Paris, France Canadian singer-songwriter and artist Florent Veilleux moved first to Belgium (1963) and then to Paris (1965), emerging as a distinctive voice on the 1960s folk scene. An idiosyncratic author, composer, performer and director for the theatre, he was a winner of the Relais…
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Walk 65 – La Maison La Roche (Le Corbusier)
Pierre Gaspard Huit (REALISATEURS DE TELEVISION)25 bis Rue Jasmin, 75016 Paris, France Director Pierre Gaspard Huit studied at the theatre school Cours Simon, where he graduated with a first prize. His early directorial experiences were in Germany, where he had been a prisoner of war during WW2. After the war he worked as an assistant…
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Walk 63 – Maison de la Radio et de la Musique – Radio France
Fragment du mur de Berlin à la maison de Radio108 Av. du Président Kennedy, 75016 Paris, France A piece of the Berlin Wall is installed near the main entrance of the Maison de la Radio. It was given to Radio France by the President of Deutschlandradio, Willi Steul. As well as this section in the…
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Walk 62 – Félicien David
Marcel Bozzufi – COMEDIENS6 Rue Félicien David, 75016 Paris, France Actor Marcel Bozzuffi is best remembered by international cinema lovers as the hitman Nicoli, in the Oscar-winning American film The French Connection (with Gene Hackman). He was often cast in the roles of policeman or gangster, but broke away from this “bad guy” label in…
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Walk 50 – Place Édith Piaf
Nadine Santereau (ARTISTES LYRIQUES)54 Rue Pelleport, 75020 Paris, France Operatic soprano Nadine Santereau was known for her musicality and striking performances of authentic personality. In 1956 she appeared at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in Platée, the opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau with a libretto by Jacques Autreau and Adrien-Joseph Le Valois d’Orville. It was a triumphant return…
Guide to Paris Show Business 