Vincent Scotto (21 April 1874 – 15 November 1952) was a French composer.

Biography

Early life

Vincent Scotto was born on 21 April 1874 in

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to Pasquale Scotto d'Aniello and Antonia Intartaglia, from the island of

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, north of the

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Career

He started his career in Marseille in 1906 and later moved to

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. Over the course of a lifetime, he wrote 4,000 songs as well as 60

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s. He was friends with

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionabl ...

and wrote music for his films. Over time, he wrote music for about fifty films in the 1940s and 1950s, and he sometimes appeared in them as an actor. In 1973, a biographical TV film was broadcast, ''La Vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto''.

Death

He died on 15 November 1952 in

Legacy

*A bust of Vincent Scotto by sculptor André Arbus (1903-1969) can be found facing the Vieux Port in Place aux Huiles,

. *The ''Square Vincent Scotto'' in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * '' The Adventurer of Tunis'' (1931) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * '' To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * '' Clochard'' (1932) * ''

Bach the Millionaire ''Bach the Millionaire'' (French:'' Bach millionnaire'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Bach, Georges Tréville and Germaine Charley.Crisp p.84 Synopsis A workmen from a humble background of illegitimat ...

'' (1933) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' Merlusse'' (1935) * '' Marinella'' (1936) *''

Bach the Detective ''Bach the Detective'' (French: ''Bach détective'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by René Pujol and starring Bach, Ginette Leclerc and Paul Bernard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Du ...

'' (1936) * '' Topaze'' (1936) * ''

The Kiss of Fire ''The Kiss of Fire'' (French: ''Naples au baiser de feu'') is a 1937 French romantic comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Tino Rossi, Michel Simon, Mireille Balin and Viviane Romance.Plastino & Sciorra p.128 The film is based on th ...

'' (1937) * '' Sarati the Terrible'' (1937) * '' Mirages'' (1938) * '' Monsieur Brotonneau'' (1939) * ''

Strange Suzy ''Strange Suzy'' (French: ) is a 1941 French comedy film directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and starring Suzy Prim, Claude Dauphin and Marguerite Moreno. Made in the southern zone of Vichy France, the film was a commercial success. Along with anothe ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

Song of the Clouds ''Song of the Clouds'' (French: ''Sérénade aux nuages'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Gauthier and Jacques Louvigny.Crisp p.116 It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pag ...

'' (1946) * ''

Counter Investigation ''Counter Investigation'' (french: Contre-enquête) is a 2007 French crime film directed by Franck Mancuso that came out in 2007, with Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career ...

'' (1947) * ''

Woman Without a Past ''Woman Without a Past'' (german: Die Frau ohne Vergangenheit) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Sybille Schmitz, Albrecht Schoenhals, and Maria von Tasnady. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1948) * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1949) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1953)

References

External links

Vincent Scotto
on data.bnf.fr * * 1876 births 1952 deaths Musicians from Marseille French people of Italian descent French songwriters Male songwriters French film score composers French operetta composers French people of Campanian descent French male film score composers French male film actors 20th-century French male actors {{France-composer-stub