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Maurice Larrouy (writer)
Maurice Larrouy (9 June 1882 – 18 July 1939, in Meung-sur-Loire) was a French marine officer and writer. 321px, Nina Myral">Robert Burnier, both left and René Milan in hat. In the foreground, Marie-Louise Casadesus and Nina Myral. Biography The son of a commissioner general of the Navy, Larrouy was received major at the École Navale in 1901, became a naval officer in 1903, patented interpreter of English in 1911, ship lieutenant in 1913, and patented pilot of airship. After he resigned in 1919 to devote himself to literature, he was promoted to the rank of reserve captain of corvette (1926) then captain of frigate. An officier of the Légion d’honneur and holder of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, he married in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris Denise Decori on 20 December 1916, the daughter of (1860–1915), a lawyer, secretary general of the Presidency of the Republic (1914), in the presence of president Raymond Poincaré, Louis Barthou, Alfred Capus of the Académie fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meung-sur-Loire
Meung-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France. It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429. Geography Meung-sur-Loire lies 15 km to the west of Orléans on the north bank of the river Loire at the confluence with the river Mauves. The Mauves, actually three rivers, have their source in the water table of the productive agricultural region of the Beauce. Image:loire meung sur loire.jpg, The Loire at Meung-sur-Loire Image:chmeung.jpg, The Mauve in Meung-sur-Loire History There is evidence of mesolithic settlements at « Mousseau » and « La Haute-Murée ». A Gallo-Roman fortified village recorded as ''Magdunum'' was built in the marais adjoining the river, which in 409 was fired by the invading Alans. The marais was drained, according to tradition by Saint Liphard around the year 520. The canalisation formed the watercourses known as the mauves. He went on to build the chapel which was to become the monastery and the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Jaloux
Edmond Jaloux (19 June 1878, Marseille – 22 August 1949, Lutry) was a French novelist, essayist, and critic. His works tended to be set in Paris or his native Provence. He was interested in German Romanticism and English writers. In 1936 he joined the Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi .... He died in Switzerland in 1949. Bibliography * ''Une âme d'automne'' (1896) * ''L’Agonie de l'amour'' (1899) * ''Le Triomphe de la frivolité'' (1903) * ''Les Sangsues'' (1904) * ''Le Jeune Homme au masque'' (1905) * ''L’École des mariages'' (1906) * ''Le Démon de la vie'' (1908) * ''Le Reste est silence'' ( Prix Femina, 1909) * ''L’Éventail de crêpe'' (1911) * ''Fumées dans la campagne'' (1918) * ''L’Incertaine'' (1918) * ''Les Amours p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Femina Winners
Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who also played guitar and sang backup vocals. Prix is also famous of Banjo playing. Alex Chilton also participated in the recordings, along with session drummer Hilly Michaels. Although the group generated some major record label interest—notably from Mercury Records and Columbia/CBS Records—it ultimately only released a double A-side single on Ork Records in 1977 and a single on Miracle Records in 1978. Its only live performance came at a CBS Records showcase in 1976. In 1977, just as Ork Records released the first single and booked the group at CBGB, Prix broke up due both to Hoehn's unwillingness to remain in New York and to creative differences. In 1978, two of the songs recorded during the Prix sessions were included on ''Losing Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Le Brix
Joseph Le Brix (22 February 1899 - 12 September 1931) was a French aviator and a ''capitaine de corvette'' (lieutenant commander) in the French Navy. He is best known for an around-the-world flight he made as copilot and navigator in 1927-1928 which included history's first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean, and for record-setting nonstop long-distance flights he made or attempted between 1929 and 1931. Biography Early life Le Brix was born on 22 February 1899 in Baden, Morbihan, in the Brittany region of northwestern France. Early career Le Brix enrolled in the French naval academy, the ''École Navale'', in Brest on 2 April 1918 and completed his basic seamanship training aboard the academy's training ship, the French Navy armored cruiser ''Jeanne d'Arc''. After graduating from the academy, he served aboard the armored cruiser ''Jules Michelet''. He then began training as a naval aviator in 1924, and qualified as an aerial observer and navigator in September 1924. Promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Messager
André Charles Prosper Messager (; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage works, among which his ballet '' Les Deux Pigeons'' (1886) and opéra comique '' Véronique'' (1898) have had lasting success; '' Les P'tites Michu'' (1897) and '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1919) were also popular internationally. Messager took up the piano as a small child and later studied composition with, among others, Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. He became a major figure in the musical life of Paris and later London, both as a conductor and a composer. Many of his Parisian works were also produced in the West End and some on Broadway; the most successful had long runs and numerous international revivals. He wrote two operatic works in English, and his later output included musical comedies for Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps. As a conduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coups De Roulis
''Coups de roulis'' is an opérette in three acts with music by André Messager and a French libretto by Albert Willemetz, based on the 1925 novel by Maurice Larrouy. Performance history ''Coups de roulis'' was first performed at Théâtre Marigny, Paris, on 29 September 1928. Roles Synopsis Act I : On board the battleship 'Montesquieu' With Christmas imminent, the crew of the battleship 'Montesquieu' are hoping to spend their leave with families or girlfriends before going on manoeuvres in the Mediterranean. The deputy Puy-Pradal is leading a parliamentary commission of enquiry on board. Arriving on the 20th of December, he upsets everyone's plans and all on board are forced to prepare to set sail. Puy-Pradal arrives with his secretary – his daughter Béatrice – and once on board he displays his complete ignorance of marine law, and commits endless blunders. Béatrice meanwhile is courted by Gerville, the commander of the 'Montesquieu' and by the young and handsome lieuten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Willemetz
Albert Willemetz (14 February 1887 – 7 October 1964) was a French librettist. Career Albert Willemetz was a prolific lyricist. He invented a new type of musical, with a humorous and "sexy" style. He was the author of more than 3000 songs, including "Mon homme" (popularized in English as "My Man"), " Valentine," "Dans la vie faut pas s'en faire," "Les palétuviers," "Ramona," "Est-ce que je te demande," "Ah si vous connaissiez ma poule," "Amusez-vous," and " Félicie aussi"), more than 100 musicals (including ''Phi-Phi'', ''Ta Bouche'', ''Là-Haut'', '' Dédé'', ''3 jeunes filles nues'', ''Florestan 1er'', and ''Trois Valses''), more than 100 revues (including seven with Sacha Guitry), and work for films. He worked with some of the notable musicians of his day, including André Messager, Maurice Yvain, Arthur Honegger, Henri Christiné, José Padilla, Vincent Scotto, Reynaldo Hahn, Raoul Moretti, Moises Simons, Georges Van Parys, Henri Betti, Szulc, Borel-Clerc, Oberfeld, Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Révolté (film, 1938)
''Le Révolté'' was an anarcho-communist journal started by Peter Kropotkin, along with François Dumartheray François Dumartheray (1842-1931) was a French anarcho-communist activist. He was a member of the International Workingmen's Association and the Jura Federation, and collaborated with Peter Kropotkin in the journal '' Le Révolté''. Biography ... and Georg Herzig, in February 1879. The journal was partially funded by Elisée Reclus, Kropotkin's mentor. At the time of the journal's founding, Reclus and Kropotkin were living in the village of Clarens on Lake Geneva. The journal itself was published in Geneva. After Kropotkin was expelled from Switzerland and convicted in the Lyon trial of 1883 (for belonging to a defunct organization, i.e., International Workingmen's Association, The International), ''Le Révolté'' needed a new editor. Elisée Reclus, who had become quite friendly with Jean Grave, recommended Grave for the editorship and, after some hesitation, Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Fémina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine ''La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works written in prose or verse, by both women and men. The winner is announced on the first Wednesday of November each year. Prix Femina–Vie Heureuse After the Great War, in 1919 Librairie Hachette proposed to the allied countries to create a similar prize. Great Britain accepted, and the first meeting of its jury was held on 20 June 1920. The prize was called the Prix Femina–Vie Heureuse, and it was awarded to English writers, from 1920 to 1939. Among the winners were E. M. Forster in 1925 and Virginia Woolf in 1928. Similarly, in 1920 Lady Northcliffe, wife of Alfred Harmsworth, proposed to create a prize for French writers called the Northcliffe prize. Among the winners were Joseph Kessel in 1924, Julien Green in 1928, and Jean Giono in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
