Louis Guglielmi (3 April 1916 – 4 April 1991), known by his

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Louiguy (), was a Spanish-born French musician of Italian descent. He wrote the melody for

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

's lyrics of "

La Vie en Rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...

" and the Latin jazz composition "Cerisier rose et pommier blanc", a

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written in 1950, made famous in English as "

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" or "Cerezo Rosa" or "Ciliegi Rosa" or "Gummy Mambo", is the English version of "Cerisiers Roses et Pommiers Blancs", a popular song with music by Louiguy written in 1950. French lyrics to the song by Jacq ...

", which was recast as a resounding

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hit for

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. Guglielmi was born in

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. He studied music at the

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in the same class as

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Paul Bonneau Paul Bonneau (14 September 1918 – 8 July 1995) was a French conductor, composer and arranger, whose career was mainly in the field of light music and films. Career Born in Moret-sur-Loing in 1918, Paul Bonneau studied music at the Conservat ...

and

Henri Dutilleux Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux (; 22 January 1916 – 22 May 2013) was a French composer active mainly in the second half of the 20th century. His small body of published work, which garnered international acclaim, followed in the tradition of ...

. He created almost three dozen film scores, beginning in 1946 with ''La Rose de la mer'' and including ''

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'' (1970; in English ''To Die of Love''). Among the last was the score for

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's final gangster flick, ''Verdict'' (1974). He died in

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, one day after his 75th birthday.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Heroic Monsieur Boniface ''The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' (French: ''L'Héroïque Monsieur Boniface'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Fernandel, Andrex, Gaston Orbal and Liliane Bert.Rège p.582 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Treasure of Cantenac ''The Treasure of Cantenac'' (French: ''Le trésor de Cantenac'') is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Lana Marconi and Michel Lemoine.Keit p.101 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Re ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Atomic Monsieur Placido ''The Atomic Monsieur Placido'' (French: ''L'atomique Monsieur Placido'') is a 1950 French comedy crime film directed by Robert Hennion and starring Rellys, Liliane Bert and René Génin.Bessy, Chirat & Bernard p.512 Cast * Rellys as Toni / P ...

'' (1950) * ''

Dakota 308 ''Dakota 308'' is a 1951 French crime film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Suzy Carrier, Jean Pâqui and Louis Seigner.Rège p.910 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. Synopsis The plot concerns a Dakot ...

'' (1951) * '' The Sleepwalker'' (1951) * ''

Boum sur Paris ''Boum sur Paris'', is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Maurice de Canonge. Plot In the early 1950s, the popular radio program "La Kermesse aux Étoiles", hosted by the famous Jean Nohain, mixing lottery games and performances of va ...

'' (1953) * '' Little Jacques'' (1953) * ''

The Tour of the Grand Dukes ''The Tour of the Grand Dukes'' (French: ''La Tournée des grands ducs'') is a 1953 French musical comedy film directed by André Pellenc and starring Raymond Bussières, Denise Grey and Christian Duvaleix as well as featuring the singer Lily Fa ...

'' (1953) * ''

At the Order of the Czar ''At the Order of the Czar'' (French: ''Par ordre du tsar'') is a 1954 French-West German historical drama film directed by André Haguet and starring Michel Simon, Colette Marchand and Jacques François.Mitchell, p. 107 A separate German-languag ...

'' (1954) * ''

Dangerous Turning ''Dangerous Turning'' (French: ''Le tournant dangereux'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Bibal and starring Viviane Romance, Philippe Lemaire and Armand Mestral.Chiti & Poppi p.70 Cast * Viviane Romance as Lucienne Courto ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Price of Love "The Price of Love" is a song by the Everly Brothers, released in 1965. It charted at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It spent one week at Number 1 on the UK's NME chart, but in the US, the song failed to chart ...

'' (1955) * ''

Ramuntcho ''Ramuntcho'' (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a love and adventure story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France. It is one of Loti's most popular stories—"love, loss and faith remain eternal themes"—wit ...

'' (1959) * ''

Les Tortillards ''Les Tortillards'' en, Small local trains, is a French language, French Comedy film, comedy film from 1960, directed by Jean Bastia, written by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, starring Jean Richard (actor), Jean Richard and Louis de Funès. The film was k ...

'' (1960)

References

Composers and Lyricists Database:
Louiguy
Representative filmography
* 1916 births 1991 deaths Musicians from Barcelona French male composers Composers from Catalonia Spanish people of Italian descent 20th-century French composers 20th-century Spanish musicians 20th-century French male musicians Spanish male musicians Spanish emigrants to France {{France-composer-stub