Henri Bourtayre (21 October 1915,

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– 10 June 2009, Yvelines) was a French composer.

Works

Operettas

* ''Miss Cow-Boy'' (1947, Paris, Casino-Montparnasse) * ''Tout pour elles'' (1955, Geneva) * ''Chevalier du Ciel'' (1955, Paris, Gaîté-Lyrique) * ''Louisiane mes amours'' (1970, Paris, Châtelet)

Songs

* 1941: ''Ma Ritournelle'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

Tino Rossi Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. ...

; * 1942: ''Dans le chemin du retour'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

; * 1942: ''Quérida'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) – Jaime Plana;

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; * 1943: ''La Guitare à Chiquita'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

Raymond Legrand Raymond Paul Legrand (May 23, 1908, in Paris – November 25, 1974, in Montreal) was a French composer and conductor. Career Legrand studied harmony and orchestration as a pupil of Gabriel Faure. In the realms of jazz and light music, he made a ...

; * 1943: ''Mon cœur est toujours près de toi'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

Georges Guétary Georges Guétary (), born Lambros Vorloou ( ; 8 February 1915 – 13 September 1997) was a French singer, dancer, cabaret performer and film actor, best known for his role in the 1951 musical ''An American in Paris''. Early life and career ...

; * 1944: ''El Cabrero'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

; * 1944: '' Fleur de Paris'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor, and entertainer. He is best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", " Louise", " Mimi", and " Thank Heaven f ...

Jacques Hélian Jacques Mikaël Der Mikaëlian better known as Jacques Hélian (born in Paris, 7 June 1912 - died 29 June 1986), was a famous French orchestra conductor for French music-hall. Biography Born of an Armenian father (descendant of Armenian bourge ...

; * 1944: ''Ma belle au bois dormant'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

Luis Mariano Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by ...

; * 1945: ''Baisse un peu l’abat-jour'' (paroles de Marcel Delmas) – Élyane Célis; * 1945: ''C’est la fête au pays'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair et Maurice Chevalier) –

; * 1945: ''Ça fait chanter les Français'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair et Maurice Chevalier) –

; * 1945: ''Chacun son rêve'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

Charles Trenet Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs inclu ...

; * 1945: ''Chansons grises… chansons roses'' (paroles d’Henri Kubnick) –

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; * 1945: ''Lily Bye… bye !'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) – Guy Berry,

; * 1945: ''Feu follet'' (paroles d’Henri Kubnick) –

; * 1945: ''La Fille à Domingo'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) – Lina Margy; * 1946: ''Le Swing à l’école'' (paroles de Syam et Georgius) – Fred Adison; * 1946: ''Pastourelle à Nina'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) – Rudy Hirigoyen; * 1946: ''Simple histoire'' (paroles d’André Hornez) – Lina Margy; * 1946: ''Une Fleur sur l’oreille'' (paroles d’Henri Kubnick) – Guy Berry; * 1947: ''Ma petite Hawaïenne'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

; * 1949: ''Soleil levant'' (paroles de Louis Poterat); Jean Faustin; * 1950: ''Agur'' (paroles de Maurice Vandair) –

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; * 1950: ''La France en rose'' (paroles d’Albert Willemetz) –

Arletty Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including '' Hotel du ...

; * 1953: ''Viens à la maison'' (paroles de Robert Lamoureux)-

Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

; * 1954: ''Il faut si peu de choses'' (paroles d’Albert Willemetz) –

Yvonne Printemps Yvonne Printemps (; born Yvonne Wigniolle; 25 July 1894 – 19 January 1977) was a French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally. Printemps went on the stage in Paris at the age of 12, and ...

; * 1966: ''Oui au whisky'' (avec Jean-Pierre Bourtayre; paroles d’E. Meunier) –

Film scores

* 1942: ''

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'' by

Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (; 12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Pro ...

* 1943: ''

The Exile's Song ''The Exile's Song'' (French: ''Le chant de l'exilé'') is a 1943 French musical drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Tino Rossi, Ginette Leclerc and Aimé Clariond. https://www.unifrance.org/film/37505/le-chant-de-l-exile It was sho ...

'' by

André Hugon André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 w ...

* 1949: ''

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'' by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' ( ...

* 1950: '' La Maison du printemps'' by

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* 1951: ''

Piédalu in Paris ''Piédalu in Paris'' (French: ''Piédalu à Paris'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean Loubignac and starring Félix Oudart, Nathalie Nattier and Armand Bernard.https://www.unifrance.org/film/6828/piedalu-a-paris It was shot at the P ...

'' by

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* 1952: ''

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'' by Jean Loubignac * 1952: '' Foyer perdu'' by Jean Loubignac * 1952: '' Son dernier Noël'' by

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* 1959: '' Ça n'arrive qu'aux vivants'' by Tony Saytor * 1961: '' Alerte au barrage'' by Jacques-Daniel Norman * 1973: ''

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'' by

* 1974: '' Opération Lady Marlène'', by Robert Lamoureux * 1974: ''

Impossible Is Not French ''Impossible Is Not French'' (French: ''Impossible... pas français'') is a 1974 French comedy film directed by Robert Lamoureux and starring Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy and Pierre Tornade.Rège p.589 Cast * Jean Lefebvre as Louis Brisset * Pierr ...

'', by Robert Lamoureux * 1975: '' On a retrouvé la septième compagnie'' by Robert Lamoureux * 1977: ''

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'' by Robert Lamoureux

Review

* OctobER 1950: ''La Revue de l'Empire'' by

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, inc ...

, Ded Rysel,

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, music

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 Conservato ...

Maurice Yvain Maurice Yvain (12 February 1891 – 27 July 1965) was a French composer noted for his operettas of the 1920s and 1930s. Some of which were written for Mistinguett, at one time the best-paid female entertainer in the world. In the 1930s and 1940s, ...

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, Henri Bourtayre, directed by

Maurice Lehmann Maurice Lehmann (May 14, 1895 – May 17, 1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film ''Koenigsmark (1923 film), Koenigsmark'' in which he played the title role.Goble p.36 In 1956 Cannes F ...

and Léon Deutsch, Théâtre de l'Empire

Book

* Henri Bourtayre, ''Fleur de Paris ou 50 ans de souvenirs et de chansons françaises'' (240 pages booklet in accompaniment of the records ''Fleur de Paris. 8 May 45-8 May 95. Autour de la victoire''. EMI-Une musique, 1995).

Records

* ''50 ans de chansons avec Henri Bourtayre'' (CD de 20 chansons, Coll. Du Caf’conc’ au Music hall, EMI France, 1993) *''Fleur de Paris'' (20 chansons d'Henri Bourtayre), EMI, 1995 *''Les Chansons de ma jeunesse''. 25 artistes chantent les succès d'Henri Bourtayre. Marianne Mélodie, 2008 *''Chevalier du Ciel- Miss Cow-Boy- Tout pour elle''. Opérettes d'Henri Bourtayre. Marianne Mélodie, 2008 *''Dansez sur les succès d'Henri Bourtayre''. Marianne Mélodie, 2009

External links

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