Georges Ulmer (1919–1989) was a Danish-born composer, librettist, and actor who became a naturalized French citizen. He was born Jørgen Frederik Ulmer on 16 February 1919 in

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, Denmark, and died on 29 September 1989 at

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, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was the father of singer Laura Ulmer.

Biography

Ulmer grew up in Spain, where he started work as a musical performer, writer, and composer for the movies. However, it was in France that he quickly found a permanent place in the musical firmament with his immortal cliché of Parisian tourism, ''Pigalle'', which he co-wrote in 1944 with the lyricist, Géo Koger, and composed with Guy Luypaerts. Other than his own interpretation, the song was also covered by

Jean Sablon Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne 25 March 1906 – Cannes 24 February 1994) was a French singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was one of the first French singers to immerse himself in jazz. The man behind several songs by big French and Amer ...

, Charles Dumont,

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Petula Clark Petula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer. She has one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades. Clark's professional career began during the ...

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, and many others.

Filmography

*1950 – ''El ciclón del Caribe'', directed by

Ramón Pereda Marcelo Ramón Pereda Saro (1897–1986) was a Spanish-Mexican actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director.Agrasánchez p.106 He was married to the actresses María Antonieta Pons and Adriana Lamar. He appeared in the 1930 Spanish-languag ...

: Wrote the score. *1950 – ''La Vida en broma'', directed by

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: Acted and wrote the score. *1951 – ''

Paris Still Sings ''Paris Still Sings'' (French: ''Paris chante toujours'') is a 1951 French musical comedy film directed by Pierre Montazel and starring Lucien Baroux, Clément Duhour and Madeleine Lebeau with performances from a large number of leading French s ...

'', directed by

Pierre Montazel Pierre Montazel (5 March 1911 – 8 September 1975) was a French cinematographer and screenwriter.Kay Weniger: ''Das große Personenlexikon des Films.'' Berlin 2001, Band 5, S. 520 Selected filmography * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Sing Anyway'' (1940 ...

: Played himself *1952 – ''Mujeres sacrificadas (El recuerdo del otro)'', directed by

Alberto Gout Alberto Gout (1913–1966) was a Mexican screenwriter, producer and film director.Biltereyst & Gennari p.76 Selected filmography * ''Saint Francis of Assisi'' (1944) * '' Smoke in the Eyes'' (1946) * ''The Well-paid'' (1948) * ''Revenge'' (1948 ...

: Wrote the score. *1953 – '' La Route du bonheur'', directed by

Maurice Labro Maurice Labro (21 September 1910 – 23 March 1987) was a French film director. Filmography * 1947 in the movies, 1947: ' * 1948 in the movies, 1948: ''Three Boys, One Girl'' * 1949 in the movies, 1949: ''The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' * 195 ...

and

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: Played himself *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 ...

'', directed by

Jean Sacha Jean Sacha (1912–1988) was a French film editor, screenwriter and director. He worked as a poster artist before moving into the film industry.Rège p.901 Selected filmography * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * ...

and Juan Lladó: Carmo et auteur des chansons *1955 – ''Flickan i regnet'', directed by Alf Kjellin: The song, ''Pigalle''. *1957 – ''

C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles ''C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles'' is a French film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger, it was released in cinemas on October 16, 1957. Plot A young woman is distraught that she can't marry the man she loves but finds happiness whilst appearin ...

'', directed by

Henri Diamant-Berger Henri Diamant-Berger (9 June 1895 – 7 May 1972) was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenpl ...

: Played himself. *1958 – ''Música en la noche'', directed by

Tito Davison Tito Davison (14 November 1912 – 21 March 1985) was a Chilean-born Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1982. Selected filmography * '' Thus Is Life'' (1930) * ''Shadows of Glory'' (1930 ...

: Acted and wrote the score. *1960 – '' À pleines mains'', directed by

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*1963 – ''Canzoni nel mondo (38–24–36)'', directed by

Vittorio Sala Vittorio Sala (1918–1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Capua p.195 Selected filmography * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * '' Wild Cats on the Beach'' (1959) * ''Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' (1960) * ''I Don Giovanni della Costa ...

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(Artists who have disappeared from the French songbook) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulmer, Georges 1919 births 1989 deaths People from Copenhagen Cabaret singers French male film actors Danish expatriates in Spain Danish emigrants to France French male songwriters 20th-century French male actors 20th-century Danish male singers 20th-century French male singers