Louis Bouchêne, known as Louis Baron, fils (born Paris 24 December 1870, died

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30 November 1939), was an actor and singer, who took part in many operettas and comédie-musicales, and was in 30 films between 1929 et 1938. He was the son of

Louis Baron Louis Baron (real name Louis Bouchêne or Bouchenez; September 1838 – 2 March 1920) was a French actor and bass singer. Biography Louis Baron was born in September 1838 at Alençon.Martin J. ''Nos artistes des théâtres et concerts.'' Paul ...

often associated with the works of Offenbach.'L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918–1940)’ (http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm), accessed 12 April 2010. Baron began studies at the Conservatoire in 1890 in the class of Got, winning a first prize for comedy in 1893, and being engaged at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, making his debut that year in ''

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''. In 1894 he appeared in ''Fleur de Vertu'' at the

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and the following year several plays at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques. His career continued over the next years at other Parisian theatres. Appearing in operettas before the First World War, including ''

François les bas-bleus ''François les bas-bleus'' is an opéra comique in three acts of 1883, with a French libretto by Ernest Dubreuil, Eugène Humbert, Paul Burani, and music by Firmin Bernicat, completed by André Messager. Background Bernicat had worked for some ...

'' in 1896, he also performed in comedies at the

Théâtre du Vaudeville The Théâtre du Vaudeville was a theatre company in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres. Its directors, Piis and Barré, mainly put on "petites pièces mêlées de couplets sur des airs connus", including vaudevilles. Af ...

.Gänzl K. ''The Encyclopaedia of the Musical Theatre.'' Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. Baron was mobilised from 1914 to 1916, and appeared in the premieres of the following stage works: '' Dédé'' (1921, Leroydet), ''J'adore ça'' (1925, Monseigneur Spaghetto), ''Le Temps d'aimer'' (1926) and '' Il est charmant'' (1932, Poitou). He also appeared in the 1935 film '' Dédé''. His films included ''La femme invisible'' (1933), ''Cordon Bleu'' (1933) and ''

Mademoiselle Mozart ''Mademoiselle Mozart'' (US title: ''Meet Miss Mozart'') is a 1935 French comedy/drama genre film directed, produced and written by Yvan Noé. Plot A man falls in love with the pretty manager of a store of music instruments, whose business works b ...

'' (1935).

Selected filmography

* ''

The Maid at the Palace ''The Maid at the Palace'' (French: ''La petite bonne du palace'') is a 1927 French silent film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Betty Balfour, Lucy Sibley and Irene Tripod.Holmstrom p.97 Cast * Betty Balfour as Betty Cinders * Lucy ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based ...

'' (1930) * ''

Our Masters, the Servants ''Our Masters, the Servants'' (French: ''Nos maîtres les domestiques'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Hewitt Claypoole Grantham-Hayes and starring Louis Baron fils, Henri Garat and René Ferté.Bessy & Chirat p.206 It was made at Tw ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Man in Evening Clothes ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (French:''Un homme en habit'') is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Fernand Gravey, Diana and Suzy Vernon.Goble p.800 It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Caught in the Act'' (1931) * ''

The Champion Cook ''The Champion Cook'' (French: ''Le cordon bleu'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Pierre Bertin, Jeanne Helbling and Louis Baron fils.Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939'' ...

'' (1932) * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''

You Are Me ''You Are Me'' (French: ''Toi, c'est moi'') is a 1936 French musical comedy film directed by René Guissart (director), René Guissart and starring Jacques Pills, Georges Tabet, and Claude May.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.159 It is an operetta film bas ...

'' (1936) * ''

Let's Make a Dream ''Let's Make a Dream'' (French: ''Faisons un rêve...'') is a 1936 French romantic comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Raimu and Jacqueline Delubac.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.24 It is an adaptation of the 1916 play of the same t ...

'' (1936) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937)

References

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