Louis Ducreux (22 September 1911 – 19 December 1992) was a French actor, screenwriter and composer.
He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in
Marseille, France
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...
. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the
César Awards
The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...
in 1985 for
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer.
Life and career
Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...
's ''
A Sunday in the Country''. He also worked on
Max Ophüls
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's ''
La Ronde La Ronde may refer to:
Geography
* La Ronde, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime ''département'', France
* La Ronde River, on the Caribbean island of Dominica
*La Ronde (amusement park), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
*A La Ronde, an ...
'' as a lyricist, writing the title theme "La ronde de l'amour".
Ducreux died in Paris at the age of 81.
Filmography
References
External links
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1911 births
1992 deaths
French male composers
Mass media people from Marseille
French male film actors
French male stage actors
20th-century French male actors
20th-century French composers
20th-century French male musicians