Roger Dumas (31 December 1897 – 15 June 1951) was a French composer and conductor.

Biography

After he finished his musical studies, first at the

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then the

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, Roger Dumas was conductor during the 1920s and 1930s at the Casino de

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(a city where he also taught at the conservatory). It is in this entertainment venue and under his musical direction that his first operetta, ''Flouette'', was created in 1924. The second was ''Le Danseur du casino'', premiered at

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in 1935. He became

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composer on two productions respectively released in 1930 (''Cendrillon de Paris'', with

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and

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) and 1931 ('' Les Vagabonds magnifiques'', with

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and

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). His third film was '' Les Bleus de la marine'' by

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(1934, music cowritten with

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), starring

Fernandel Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan t ...

and the screenwriter

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. In association with the latter (the actor's stepbrother) as

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, he composed his third operetta, ''Ignace'', created in

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in 1935, then revived at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin in Paris in 1936, with Fernandel in the leading role,

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and Henry Trévoux. This operetta was brought to the screen under the same title, under the direction of

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(1937), where Fernandel, Andrex and Alice Tissot resume their respective roles. There followed a collaboration with Fernandel for twelve other films (to which Jean Manse participated, mostly as lyricist), including ''

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'' by

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(1938), '' Simplet'' (directed by the actor, 1942) and '' L'Aventure de Cabassou'' by Gilles Grangier (1946). Their last feature film together was '' Uniformes et grandes manœuvres'' by

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, released in December 1950, some months before the composer's premature deaths at 53. Dumas also contributed to eight films without Fernandel, including his first two already mentioned, ''

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'' by

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(1943, with

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and Noël Roquevert) as well as '' Cécile est morte'' by Maurice Tourneur (1944, with Albert Préjean featuring

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). Roger Dumas' fourth operetta was ''Un de la musique'', created at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin in 1937, with Georges Milton,

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and Alice Tissot. The fifth (in partnership with

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for music) was ''Les Chasseurs d'images'', created at the

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in Paris in 1946, with Fernandel and

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. The sixth and last one was ''La Chance d'Oscar'' (published in 1949), not represented but of which Fernandel recorded two songs on 78 rpm (published in 1951) - after others before, like ''Ignace'' and ''On m'appelle simplet'', song-titles of the pre-mentioned movies - .

Film scores (complete)

*1930: ''Cendrillon de Paris'' by Jean Hémard *1931: '' Les Vagabonds magnifiques'' by Gennaro Dini *1934: '' Les Bleus de la marine'' by

(*) *1937: ''

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'' by

(*) *1937: ''

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'' by

(*) *1938: ''

'' by

(*) *1939: '' Berlingot and Company'' by

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(*) *1942: '' Dédé la musique'' by André Berthomieu *1942: '' Simplet'' by

(*) *1943: '' Pierre and Jean'' by

*1943: '' Ne le criez pas sur les toits'' by

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'' by Maurice Tourneur *1943: ''

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'' by

(*) *1943: '' La Ferme aux loups'' by Richard Pottier *1943: '' La Cavalcade des heures'' by

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(*) *1943: '' Le Val d'enfer'' by Maurice Tourneur *1943: '' La Bonne Étoile'' by Jean Boyer (*) *1944: '' Cécile est morte'' by Maurice Tourneur *1946: '' L'Aventure de Cabassou'' by Gilles Grangier (*) *1946: ''

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'' by

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(*) *1947: ''Irma la voyante'' by Antoine Toé (

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) (*) *1950: '' Uniformes et grandes manœuvres'' by

(*) (*) : Films with

Other compositions (selection)

*1924: ''Flouette'', operetta on a libretto by J. Marlines (Casino de Toulon) *1926: ''Ah, ne dites pas ça'' ; ''Cagoli-Cagola'' ; ''Chois l'Escavenier'' ; ''En Provence'' ; ''Je préfère l'écarté'' ; ''Mais si l'occasion se présente'' ; ''O parfums... Divins poèmes'' ; ''On a toujours tort... On a...'' ; ''Quand on a fait ça tout' la journée'' ; ''Quand on se mêl' de rien'' ; ''Y'a qu'ça'': collection of popular songs for voice and piano *1927: ''Les mensonges'' ; ''Mia Gorgonzolina'' ; ''O... O... Ophélie'' ; ''Par un soir gris'' ; ''Les Remords de Colombine'' ; ''Théo Théo'' ; ''Un coup d'œil'' ; ''La vadrouillarde'' ; ''Vision d'Orient'' ; ''Vive le printemps'' ; ''Yette'': collection of popular songs for voice and piano *1935: ''Le Danseur du casino'', operetta (created at Orange) *1935: ''Ignace'', operetta on a libretto by

(created in Marseille) *1936: ''Ignace'', operetta cited above (revival at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin) *1937: ''Un de la musique'', operetta on a libretto by Camille François ( Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin) *1946: ''Les Chasseurs d'images'', operetta on a libretto by

André Mouëzy-Éon André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French dramatist, author of comedies, librettist, screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the Théâtre de Cluny, loca ...

and Jean Manse, music in collaboration with

(création à Paris,

) *1949: ''La Chance d'Oscar'', operetta

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