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Born in Lens in 1905, André Hornez developed a passion for architecture and writing. He finally chose writing. He began his career as secretary of Saint-Granier. For him, he writes books magazines and operettas. The author is also hired by Paramount Pictures in Hollywood to write screenplays.
His first songs are composed by Paul Misraki and performed by Ray Ventura. As for Ray Ventura, they collaborate with lyricist for many years. Among the best-known songs from this collaboration, we must mention "Ca vaut mieux que d'attraper la Scarlatine" (1936), "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être Heureux ?" (1937), "Comme tout le Monde" (1938), "Tiens, tiens, tiens" (1939), "Dans mon Coeur" (1940), "Maria de Bahia" (1946) and "La mi-août" (1950).
In 1936, the song "Tant qu'il y aura des Étoiles", performed by Tino Rossi, became a classic of French song. In the late 1930s, André Hornez also written for Rina Ketty ("Sérénade sans Espoir", 1939) and Johnny Hess ("Je suis Swing", 1939).
Screenwriter for film, he wrote a number of film lyrics like "Avec son Tralala" sung by Suzy Delair in Jenny Lamour (1947). His songs are performed by Yves Montand ("Moi j'm'en fous", "Du Soleil plein la Tête"), Lucienne Delyle ("Mon Coeur Attendait", 1951), André Claveau ("Malgré Tout", 1951), Lucien Jeunesse ("Si la Brise", 1952) or Line Renaud ("Ni pourquoi ni comment", 1950).
In 1947, he collaborated for the first time with the composer Henri Betti for him to write the lyrics of "C'est si bon" as Henri Betti just composed. This song became a worldwide hit with the interpretation of Louis Armstrong in 1950.
André Hornez married in Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine) in 1963 with the dancer Gisèle Fréry, met during the operetta "Baratin" in "L'Européen" in 1949. It is in this same operetta his usual composer Henri Betti met his future wife Françoise Engels who was also a dancer.- Actress
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Raymonde Bronstein was born on 6 August 1941 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She was an actress, known for Shadow girl - La fille de l'ombre (2003), Our Paradise (2011) and The Dune (2013). She was married to Daniel Beretta. She died on 16 January 2020 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France.- Actor
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Henry Djanik was born on 21 March 1926 in Varna, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Au théâtre ce soir (1966), The Night Caller (1975) and X Bomber (1980). He died on 18 August 2008 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France.- Actor
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Tall, but never standing uptight, even looking a bit sloppy; a drowsy look but with a twinkle of irony in the eye; a grumbling tone but not without some sympathy underlying; a winning drawling Paris accent;
You may have recognized Alfred Adam, the French actor par excellence.
Adam could as well be the nasty type as the regular working-class Parisian, the cuckold as the local Casanova, a general as a chauffeur, a gangster as a policeman, a peasant or the richest man in the village, an ordinary butcher as an eccentric. While being always convincing with, in addition, this Gallic touch that made (and still makes) him a treat to look at and to listen to.
Born in 1908 in Asnières, a North-West suburb of Paris, Alfred Adam proved multi-talented as of a young age. Besides becoming an actor, he studied civil engineering, wrote plays (his most famous being 'Sylvie et le fantôme'), penned film screenplays and dialogs and even the argument for a Roland Petit ballet. He also showed a life long interest in reading, sport (boxing, tennis, soccer), good food and friendship. He was a local figure in Montmartre where he lived, gaily strolling the streets in his long long coat and his wide wide hat.
But acting was his main activity and he did interpret scores of roles, whether at the theater, for the cinema or television.
Trained at the Conservatoire by Louis Jouvet, he worked for him between 1935 and 1939 before being hired by another great name, Charles Dullin and becoming a member of the Comédie Française. Ever an open-minded artist, Alfred Adam never said no to a good light comedy.
As far as movies are concerned he debuted in 1935 in Jacques Feyder's masterpiece 'La kermesse héroïque'. His greatest role is unquestionably that of Cornudet, the Republican who is the only one to defend a brave prostitute against self-righteous bourgeois and nobles in Christian-Jaque's film version of Maupassant's 'Boule de Suif'. He was also very good as the chauffeur and confidante of Gabin in Verneuil's memorable 'Le President' and an absolute delight as Maréchal de Villeroy, that old codger, in Bertrand Tavernier's 'Que la fête commence'
The only regret we can have is that Adam accepted too many roles in minor pictures. He would have been amazing in pictures by Renoir, Clouzot, Grémillon or Carné.- Actor
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Rico Lopez was born on 10 March 1928 in Milan, Italy. He was an actor, known for Quentin Durward (1971), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) and Les mystères de Paris (1962). He died on 7 March 1999 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France.- Actor
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Charles Dorat was born on 21 January 1906 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Deadlier Than the Male (1956), Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959) and Un carnet de bal (1937). He died on 19 March 1997 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France.