André Hornez

André Hornez (12 May 1905 – 9 March 1989) was a French lyricist and screenwriter.

Lyricist of Paul Misraki in the years 1930-1940 for which he writes many songs lyrics like ''Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux?'' (1937), André Hornez then became the lyricist of Henri Betti in the years 1940-1950 for which he wrote the lyrics to '' C'est si bon'' (1947) and '' Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches'' which were sung by Yves Montand.

Biography

Born in Lens in 1905, André Hornez a passion early 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 company in Hollywood to write screenplays.

His first songs are composed by Paul Misraki and performed by Ray Ventura and Maurice Chevalier. As for Ray Ventura, they collaborate with lyricist for many years. Among the best-known songs from this collaboration are ''Ça 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 Cœur'' (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 wrote 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 ''Quai des Orfèvres'' (1947) by Henri-Georges Clouzot. His songs are performed by Yves Montand (''Moi j'm'en Fous'', ''Du Soleil plein la Tête''), Lucienne Delyle (''Mon Cœur Attendait'', 1951), André Claveau (''Malgré Tout'', 1951) or Line Renaud (''Ni Pourquoi ni Comment'').

In 1947, he collaborated for the first time with the composer Henri Betti for to write the lyrics of '' C'est si bon''. This song became an international jazz standard from the 1950s.

A large majority of the author's songs were written for the cinema or for operettas. Several of his songs have become immortal French song.

André Hornez died in Le Perreux-sur-Marne in 1989 and is buried with his wife in the cemetery of Faverolles.

Personal life

On 5 July 1963, in Boulogne-Billancourt, André Hornez married the dancer Gisèle Fréry (1929-2013), whom he met on the operetta ''Baratin'' in 1949. His best man was Bruno Coquatrix. The couple had no children.

Respects

* On 18 December 2003 a street in Lens, where he was born in 1905, was named after him.
* On 12 May 2007 a commemorative plaque bearing his name was placed on the facade of the building where he was born.

Filmography

Screenwriter

* 1936 : '' Les Deux Favoris''
* 1937 : '' Le Chanteur de minuit''
* 1938 : '
* 1939 : '' Tourbillon de Paris''
* 1943 : ''Feux de joie''
* 1947 : '' En êtes-vous bien sûr?''
* 1950 : ''Nous irons à Paris''
* 1950 : ''La Petite Chocolatière''
* 1950 : '' Le Roi Pandore''
* 1950 : '' Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés''
* 1951 : '' Les Joyeux Pélerins''
* 1951 : ''Jamais deux sans trois''
* 1952 : ''Mon curé chez les riches''
* 1953 : '' The Sparrows of Paris''
* 1956 : '' Baratin''

Lyricist

* 1933 : '' Monsieur Bébé''
* 1934 : '' La Prison de Saint-Clothaire''
* 1935 : '' Folies-Bergère de Paris''
* 1938 : '' Belle Étoile''
* 1938 : '' Retour à l'aube''
* 1947 : ''Quai des Orfèvres''
* 1950 : '' Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés''
* 1951 : '' Nous irons à Monte Carlo''
* 1952 : ''Une fille sur la route''
* 1953 : '' L'Œil en coulisses''
* 1954 : '' Le Fil à la patte''
* 1956 : '' The Road to Paradise''
* 1956 : '' Et Dieu… créa la femme''

Director

* 1936 : '' Les Deux Favoris'', with Georg Jacoby

Operettas

* 1929 : ''Jim'' by Georges Ghestem, Opéra de Lille
* 1930 : ''Loulli'' by Georges Ghestem, Opéra de Lille
* 1936 : ''Normandie'' by Paul Misraki, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
* 1936 : ''Simone est comme ça'' by Raoul Moretti, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens
* 1938 : ''La Féerie blanche'' by Casimir Oberfeld et Mitty Goldin, Théâtre Mogador
* 1948 : ''Le Chevalier Bayard'' by Bruno Coquatrix, Théâtre de l'Alhambra
* 1949 : ''Baratin'' by Henri Betti, L'Européen
* 1950 : ''M'sieur Nanar'' by Jean-Jacques Vital, Théâtre de l'Étoile
* 1953 : ''Mobilette'' by Henri Betti, L’Européen
* 1960 : ''La Petite Datcha'' by Georges Soria, Théâtre Gramont

References

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1905 births
1989 deaths
Lyricists
20th-century French screenwriters