Lionel Rocheman (18 June 1928 – 30 July 2020) was a French musician, actor, and writer.

Biography

Rocheman was born on 18 June 1928 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris to a

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family of

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origin. At the age of 16, Rocheman became one of the youngest maquisards in the

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. Rocheman studied at the Lycée Voltaire in

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, where he obtained a baccalaureate in philosophy in 1946. He also studied musicology and subsequently became a musician of old French songs, the first of which was originally performed by

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. He was the father of pianist Manuel Rocheman, and was a member of the Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees from France. He was also a part of the

Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) is a French professional association collecting payments of artists’ rights and distributing the rights to the original songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Founded ...

, the

Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques SACD, founded as Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques ( en, Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers) on 7 March 1829, is a French collecting society, undertaking collective rights management for authors. The Society manages, promotes ...

, and the

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. Lionel Rocheman died in

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on 30 July 2020 at the age of 92.

Distinctions

*Grand Prix of the

Académie Charles Cros The Académie Charles Cros (Charles Cros Academy) is an organization located in Chézy-sur-Marne, France, that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry. The academy is ...

(1970) *Silver Medal of the City of Paris *Gold Medal of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique *Knight of the

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

(2003)

Works

Stories

*''Devenir Cécile'' (1977) *''Les Contes de grand-père Schlomo'' (1981) *''La Belle Âge'' (1984) *''Le Petit Monde de Schlomo'' (1989) *''La Tendresse du rire'' (2005) *''L'Âge d'être grand-père'' *''Fontenoy et autres nouvelles'' *''Rhapsodie ashkenaze''

Essays

*''Les Manuscrits nazaréens de la Mer Morte'' (1993) *''Sources sémitiques et mythe "indo-européen"'' (1996) *''Jésus, énigmes et polémiques'' (2000)

Theatre

*''Grand-Père Schlomo'' (1979)

Filmography

Television

*''Les Amies de Miami'' (1988)

Film

*''

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything ''I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything'' (french: Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout) is a 1973 French comedy film directed by Pierre Richard. Plot Pierre Gastié-Leroy (Pierre Richard) is the son of a wealthy director of a factory of weapon ...

'' (1973) *''Les Bidasses en vadrouille'' (1978) *''Le Grand Pardon'' (1981) *''

Chanel Solitaire ''Chanel Solitaire'' is a 1981 British- French- American historical drama film directed by George Kaczender and starring Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer, Brigitte Fossey, Karen Black, Lambert Wilson. The film's subject was Coc ...

'' (1981) *''Le Retour des bidasses en folie'' (1982) *''

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ ''Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter To Two B.C.)'' is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Jean Yanne. The film relates the story of the garage mechanic Ben-Hur Marcel, also known as Aminemephet ( Coluche), who gets wrapped ...

'' (1982) *''Attention, une femme peut en cacher une autre !'' (1983) *''

Paroles et Musique ''Paroles et Musique'' ( en, Love Songs) is a 1984 comedy-drama romance film directed and written by Élie Chouraqui and starring Catherine Deneuve and Christopher Lambert. It is also the film debut of Charlotte Gainsbourg. Cast * Catherine D ...

'' (1984) *''

Red Kiss ''Red Kiss'' (french: Rouge Baiser) is a 1985 French drama film directed by Véra Belmont. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, where Charlotte Valandrey won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Cast * Charlotte Val ...

'' (1985) *''Je hais les acteurs'' (1986) *''Fucking Fernand'' (1987) *'' Natalia'' (1988) *''Virage'' (1995)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rocheman, Lionel 1928 births 2020 deaths Musicians from Paris Male actors from Paris French male writers 20th-century French Jews French people of Polish-Jewish descent Writers from Paris