Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production ''The Patron'' in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably ''Gangster Boss'', as well as the show '' La Plume de Ma Tante'', which was nominated for Best Musical at the

13th Tony Awards The 13th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom on April 12, 1959, and was broadcast on local television station WCBS-TV in New York City. The Master of Ceremonies was Bud Collyer.Asterix ''Asterix'' ( or , "Asterix the Gauls, Gaul"; also known as ''Asterix and Obelix'' in some adaptations or ''The Adventures of Asterix'') is a Franco-Belgian comics, French comic album book series, series about a Gaulish village which, thanks ...

films: ''

Asterix the Gaul ''Asterix the Gaul'' () is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. First published by Dargaud as a serial for ''Pilote'' magazine in October 1959, it was later released as a comic album in 1961. The stor ...

'', ''

Asterix and Cleopatra ''Asterix and Cleopatra'' (') is a French comic book story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. It is the sixth story in the ''Asterix'' comic book series, and was originally published by Dargaud as a serial for ''Pilote ...

'' and ''

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' (') is a French animated feature film, written and directed by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, produced by Dargaud Films and Studios Idéfix, and distributed by Gaumont. It is the third animated film based o ...

''. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film ''The Crab Revolution'' in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92.

Shows

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Ah! Les belles bacchantes ''Ah! Les belles bacchantes'' , is a French language, French Comedy film, comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean Loubignac, written by Francis Blanche, starring Robert Dhéry and Louis de Funès. The film is also known under the titles: ''Femmes ...

'' (1954) * '' La Plume de Ma Tante'' (1958) * ''La Grosse Valise'' (1965) * '' Le Saint prend l'affût'' (1966)

Selected filmography

* '' Branquignol'' (1949) * '' The Patron'' (1950) * ''

Bernard and the Lion ''Bernard and the Lion'' (French: ''Bertrand coeur de lion'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and starring Dhéry, Gérard Calvi and Roger Saget.Rège p.325 The film's art direction was by Raymond Nègre. Cast * Robert ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Big Chief ''The Big Chief'' (French: ''Le grand chef'', Italian: ''Noi gangsters'') is a 1959 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Florence Blot.Rège p.1000 It is based on the short story '' Th ...

'' (1959) * ''

Monsieur Robinson Crusoe ''Monsieur Robinson Crusoe'' (French: ''Robinson et le triporteur'') is a 1960 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Jacques Pinoteau and starring Darry Cowl, Blanca de Silos and Alfredo Mayo.Rège p.822 It is the sequel to the 1957 film '' The ...

'' (1960) * '' The Fenouillard Family'' (1960) * ''

The Black Tulip ''The Black Tulip'' is a historical novel and a work of Romantic poetry written by Alexandre Dumas, père, and first published in 1850. Story The story begins in 1672, with a historic event: the lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary Johan de ...

'' (1964)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvi, Gerard 1922 births 2015 deaths Composers from Paris 20th-century French composers Conservatoire de Paris alumni Asterix Prix de Rome for composition French film score composers French male film score composers Animation composers