Gaston Paris (photographer)

	Gaston Paris (photographer) Gaston Paris (1903 - 1964) was a frequently published autodidact photographer and journalist, notably for the magazine '' VU''. Early life Born in Paris, 1903 (or 1905 according to some sources) from about 1908 he was in foster care with a family in Alençon, before his military service in the Ruhr. Little is known about his personal life. Career From 1929, aged twenty-six, he published articles on films in ''Cinémagazine'', then photographed for ''Art et Médecine'' (from 1931) and reported for the theatrical review ''La Rampe'' (1932-1933) then worked alongside Roger Schall, Jean Morel, Louis Caillaud, Olga Solarics (Studio Manasse), and Brassaï for ''Paris magazine'', a magazine of erotica. Such experience led him to be appointed under contract on July 1, 1933 (renewed in 1936) as the only salaried photographer for the magazine '' VU'' for which he made more than 1,300 photos. His work was more widely recognized in 1936 with his participation in the International Exhibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Autodidacticism Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or educational institution, institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the subject they will study, their studying material, and the studying rhythm and time. Autodidacts may or may not have formal education, and their study may be either a complement or an alternative to formal education. Many List of notable autodidacts, notable contributions have been made by autodidacts. Etymology The term has its roots in the Ancient Greek words (, ) and (, ). The related term ''didacticism'' defines an artistic philosophy of education. Terminology Various terms are used to describe self-education. One such is heutagogy, coined in 2000 by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon of Southern Cross University in Australia; others are ''self-directed learning'' and ''self-determined learni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Josette Day Josette Day (Paris, July 31, 1914 – Paris, June 27, 1978) was a French film actress. Born Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory, she began her career as a child actress in 1919 at the age of five. When she was 18, Day was the mistress of Paul Morand and later was in a relationship with famous French writer and director Marcel Pagnol, whom she met in January 1939 and lasted part of World War II. She did not marry him. In 1946, she played her best-known role, alongside Jean Marais, as Belle in Jean Cocteau's 1946 film ''Beauty and the Beast''. Her films include ''Allo Berlin? Ici Paris!'' (1932), ''The Merry Monarch'' (based on ''Les Aventures du roi Pausole'') (1933), ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1935), ''L'homme du jour'' (1937), ''Accord final'' (1938), '' La Belle et la Bête'' (1946) and ''Les Parents terribles'' (1948). Despite numerous parts in famous French films, Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when only 36 years old. She retired to marry wealthy chemical businessman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henri Salvador Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Carib Indian, were both from Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Salvador had a brother, André, and a sister, Alice. He began his musical career as a guitarist accompanying other singers. He had learned the guitar by imitating Django Reinhardt's recordings, and was to work alongside him in the 1940s. Salvador recorded several songs written by Boris Vian with Quincy Jones as arranger. He played many years with Ray Ventura and His Collegians where he used to sing, dance and even play comedy on stage. He also appeared in movies including ''Nous irons à Monte-Carlo'' (1950), ''Nous irons à Paris'' (Jean Boyer's film of 1949 with the Peters Sisters) and ''Mademoiselle s'amuse'' (1948). He is known to have recorded the first French rock and roll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	André Claveau André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Winning at the age of 46 years and 76 days, Claveau was the oldest winner of the contest until 1990, being the first and only winner prior to 1990 to triumph in their forties. Discography "Dors mon amour" Filmography '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) ''Les Vagabonds du rêve'' (1949) ''Coeur-sur-Mer'' (1951) '' No Vacation for Mr. Mayor'' (1951) ''Le Huitième Art et la Manière'' (1952) ''Les Surprises d'une nuit de noces'' (1952) ''Un jour avec vous'' (1952) ''Rires de Paris'' (1953) ''Saluti e baci'' (1953) ''French Cancan ''French Cancan'' (also known as ''Only the French Can'') is a 1955 French-Italian musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul. Wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include " La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "L'Accordéoniste" (1940), and " Padam, padam..." (1951). Since her death in 1963, several biographies and films have studied her life, including 2007's '' La Vie en rose''. Piaf has become one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.Burke, Carolyn. ''No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf'', Alfred A. Knopf 2011, . Family Despite numerous biographies, much of Piaf's life is unknown. She was born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville, Paris. Her b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Michel Simon Michel Simon (; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss-French actor. He appeared in many notable French films, including ''La Chienne'' (1931), ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (1932), ''L'Atalante'' (1934), '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), '' The Head'' (1959), and '' The Train'' (1964). Early years Simon was born on 9 April 1895 in Geneva, Switzerland to a Catholic butcher and a Protestant mother. He left his family and moved to Paris, where he first lived at the Hotel Renaissance, Saint-Martin Street, then in Montmartre. He worked many different jobs to survive, such as giving boxing lessons and peddling smuggled lighters. His career began modestly in 1912, working as a magician, clown, acrobat, and stooge in a dancers' show called "Ribert's and Simon's", in the Montreuil-sous-Bois Casino. Conscripted into the Swiss Army in 1914, he spent time in the stockade. He also contracted tuberculosis. In 1915, while on leave, he saw Georges Pitoëff's early work in the French language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jean Chevrier Jean Chevrier (25 April 1915 – 13 December 1975) was a French film actor and member of the Comédie-Française. He appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1972. He was married to actress Marie Bell. At the end of his life, he was known as Jean-Claude Pascal's lover. He was buried alongside his wife at the Monaco Cemetery in Monaco. Partial filmography * '' Mademoiselle ma mère'' (1937) - Un gigolo * ''Liberté'' (1938) * '' Three from St Cyr'' (1939) - Pierre Mercier * ''Grand-père'' (1939) - Gérard Bréval * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) - François Champart * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Jean Perlonjour * ''La prière aux étoiles'' (1941) - Dominique de Ravel * ''Andorra ou les hommes d'Airain'' (1942) - Angelo Xiriball * ''The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942) - Olivier Rol * ''La grande marnière'' (1943) - Pascal Carvajan * ''La sévillane'' (1943) - Rafaelito * ''Tornavara'' (1943) - Gérard Morhange * '' Love Around the Clock'' (1943) - Le condamné * ''Paris F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Véra Norman Marguerite Trediakowski (28 December 1924 – 19 May 2023), better known as Véra Norman, was a French film actress. Norman died in Saint-Arnoult, Calvados on 19 May 2023, at the age of 98. Selected filmography * ''The Sea Rose'' (1946) * ''The Man from Jamaica'' (1950) * ''Lady Paname'' (1950) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1952) * ''A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (1953) * '' This Man Is Dangerous'' (1953) * ''The Pirates of the Bois de Boulogne'' (1954) * '' Stain in the Snow'' (1954) * ''One Bullet Is Enough ''One Bullet Is Enough'' (French:'' Une balle suffit'', Spanish:''La canción del penal'') is a 1954 French-Spanish crime film directed by Juan Lladó and Jean Sacha and starring Georges Ulmer, Véra Norman and Jacques Castelot.Crusells p.156 ...'' (1954) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1924 births 2023 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Christine Carère Christine Carère (27 July 1930 – 13 December 2008), born Christine de Borde, was a French film actress who co-starred in the 1966 American television series ''Blue Light''. Biography Born in Dijon, France, in 1930, Carère appeared in 25 films and the television series ''Blue Light'' between 1951 and 1966. She was brought out to Hollywood to appear in ''A Certain Smile'' in 1958 and had a brief American career. Carere died in Fréjus, France, on 13 December 2008. Filmography References External links Image of Susan Cabot, Sal Mineo and Christine Carere at the motion picture premiere of "Diary of Anne Frank" in Los Angeles, 1959.''Los Angeles Times'' Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ginette Leclerc Ginette Leclerc (born Geneviève Lucie Menut; February 9, 1912 – January 2, 1992) was a French film actress. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981. She was born in Ile-de-France, France and died in Paris. She was married to the actor Lucien Gallas. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as ''Le Corbeau'' (1943), ''The Baker's Wife'' (1938), '' Cab Number 13'' (1948), and ''Tropic of Cancer'' (1970). Selected filmography * ''L'enfant du miracle'' (1932) * ''Pomme d'amour'' (1932) * ''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) - Une girl * '' Toto'' (1933) - La petite femme (uncredited) * ''Cette vieille canaille'' (1933) - (uncredited) * ''Adieu les beaux jours'' (1933) - Marietta * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) - Une cocotte * ''Les surprises du sleeping'' (1933) * ''Minuit... place Pigalle'' (1934) - Irma * ''L'hôtel du libre échange'' (1934) - Victoire * ''Dédé'' (1934) - Une ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Geneviève Cluny Geneviève Cluny (born 18 April 1928) is a former French film actress. She appeared in both French New Wave films as well as popular mainstream commercial productions during the 1950s and 1960s. She is credited for the basic idea on which Jean-Luc Godard's ''A Woman Is a Woman'' was based.Marie p.74 Selected filmography * '' Les Cousins'' (1959) * '' The Love Game'' (1960) * ''The Joker'' (1960) * ''The Merry Widow'' (1962) * ''People in Luck'' (1963) * ''If You Go Swimming in Tenerife'' (1964) * '' Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut'' (1965) * ''House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structu ...'' (1968) References Bibliography * Marie, Michel. ''The French New Wave: An Artistic School''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. External links * 1928 births Living people Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Blanchette Brunoy Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris as the daughter of a physician, and died in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of old age. Career Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over 90 film and television productions between 1936 and 1998. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Jean Renoir's ''La Bête Humaine'' (1938) and Marcel Carné's '' La Marie du port'' (1950). Private life She was the goddaughter of writer Georges Duhamel. As a young girl she studied acting at the Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue .... Blanchette Brunoy was married twice to both actors Robert Hommet (?–1958) and Maurice Maillot (1961–1968) until their deaths. Selected filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]