Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production ''The Patron'' in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably ''Gangster Boss'', as well as the show ''

La Plume de Ma Tante ' is a 1955 musical theatre, musical comedy, written, devised, and directed by Robert Dhéry, with music by Gérard Calvi, and English lyrics by Ross Parker (songwriter), Ross Parker. The play consisted of a number of short sketches in English, F ...

'', which was nominated for Best Musical at the

13th Tony Awards The 13th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 12, 1959, and was broadcast on local television station WCBS-TV in New York City. The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer.Asterix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a ''bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Republic, wi ...

films: ''

Asterix the Gaul ''Asterix the Gaul'' is the first volume of the Asterix comic strip series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). In ''Le Monde'' 100 Books of the Century, a 1999 poll conducted by the French retailer Fnac and the Paris n ...

'', ''

Asterix and Cleopatra ''Asterix and Cleopatra'' is the sixth book in the Asterix album series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was first published in serial form in ''Pilote'' magazine, issues 215–257, in 1963. Synopsis The book begins with an argument be ...

'' and ''

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' (''Les Douze travaux d'Astérix'') is a 1976 Belgian/French animated feature film based on the ''Asterix'' comic book series, and the third in the animated franchise. René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the crea ...

''. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film ''The Crab Revolution'' in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92.

Shows

* ''

Ah! Les belles bacchantes ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' en, Ah! The nice moustache, italic=yes, is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean Loubignac, written by Francis Blanche, starring Robert Dhéry and Louis de Funès. The film is also known under the titles: ...

'' (1954) * ''

'' (1958) * ''La Grosse Valise'' (1965) * '' Le Saint prend l'affût'' (1966)

Selected filmography

* '' Branquignol'' (1949) * '' Bernard and the Lion'' (1951) * ''

Monsieur Robinson Crusoe ''Monsieur Robinson Crusoe'' (French: ''Robinson et le triporteur'') is a 1960 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Jacques Pinoteau and starring Darry Cowl, Blanca de Silos and Alfredo Mayo.Rège p.822 Cast * Darry Cowl as Antoine Peyralout ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Fenouillard Family ''The Fenouillard Family'' (French: ''La famille Fenouillard'') is a 1960 French historical comedy film directed by Yves Robert and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Richard and Annie Sinigalia. It is based on a pioneering nineteenth century text ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Black Tulip ''The Black Tulip'' is a historical novel and a work of Romantic poetry written by Alexandre Dumas, père, and first published in 1850. Story It begins with a historic event of 1672, the lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt an ...

'' (1964)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvi, Gerard 1922 births 2015 deaths Musicians from Paris 20th-century French composers Conservatoire de Paris alumni Asterix Prix de Rome for composition French film score composers French male film score composers Animation composers