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Maritie (12 December 1922 – 23 November 2002) and Gilbert (20 March 1920 – 18 September 2000) Carpentier, a married couple, were artistic producers of popular variety TV and radio shows in France and many
French-speaking countries The French language became an international language, the second Lingua franca, international language alongside Latin, in the Middle Ages, "from the fourteenth century onwards". It was not by virtue of the power of the Kingdom of France: '"... ...
from the 1950s to the 1990s.


Biography


Family and studies

Gilbert Carpentier, born in 1920, was the grandson of the French inventor
Jules Carpentier Jules Carpentier (30 August 1851 – 30 June 1921) was a French engineer and inventor. Jules Carpentier was a student at the French École polytechnique. He bought the Ruhmkorff workshops in Paris when Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff died and ...
(manufacturer, with the
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, of the first
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device) and the French acoustician
Gustave Lyon Gustave Lyon (19 November 1857 – 12 January 1936) was a French piano maker, acoustician and inventor. He was head of Pleyel et Cie from 1887. Life Lyon was born in Paris in 1857, son of Jacob Lyon, a singing teacher, and his wife Fanny ''née'' ...
. An alumnus of the Conservatoire de Paris music school, he was a pianist, organist, and composer.


Radio

Just after
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, Gilbert Carpentier started working at the French radio station Radio-Luxembourg (which later became
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) as an organ player, then as a radio technician. From 1946, he began composing musical illustrations, and with the help of his wife Maritie, who wrote the texts, they started producing radio soaps. From the 1950s, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier directed six popular radio shows on Radio-Luxembourg: "L’heure musicale", "Le Club des Vedettes" (presented by
Maurice Biraud Maurice Biraud (3 March 1922 – 24 December 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1951 and 1982. Biraud was born on 3 March 1922 in Paris. He married actress Françoise Soulié in 1956. He suffered a heart attack at ...
), "Musique à la Clay" (presented by
Philippe Clay Philippe Mathevet (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), known professionally as Philippe Clay, was a French mime artist, singer, and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette—he was tall—and for performing songs by Charles Aznavo ...
), "Les contes de l’aigle", "L’heure exquise" (presented by Anne-Marie Carrière), and "Le miroir aux Étoiles", hosted every Sunday by a different artist.


Music

In 1957, they created a series of
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records for children. Maritie Carpentier adapted the writings of
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, while Gilbert Carpentier composed the music. These records were awarded the
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in 1957 by the
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, the French equivalent of the U.S.
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.


TV

Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier are best known for being pioneers of variety TV shows in France. From 1960, following a proposal from the French public TV channel ORTF, they began working in television. They first created numerous live TV shows with their friends
Roger Pierre Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) was a French comedian and actor. Early life Roger Pierre was born on 30 August 1923 in Paris, France. Career Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working r ...
and
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, broadcast on the ORTF. Later, other artists joined, including
Jean Poiret Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992), was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play ''La Cage aux Folles (play), La Cage aux Folles''. Early career Poire ...
,
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,
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, and
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. In 1965, they asked
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to write a song to represent
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at the
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. Gainsbourg wrote ''
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'' for the young French singer
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. The song won the contest and quickly became a global hit. Until the 1980s, and especially in the 1970s, they created and directed several variety TV shows in France, contributing to the popularity of many French artists in
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, including
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,
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,
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,
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, among others. Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier’s TV shows were distinctive for their unexpected artist duets, as well as actors singing and singers acting. Each episode featured newly designed sets and scripted segments, adding to the show’s originality. Their shows were often broadcast live and did not include promotional content from artists. Most of their programs, from their early radio days until the 1980s, were recorded in the renowned ''Studio 17'' at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. Some of their shows, particularly the ''"Top à..."'' and ''"Numéro 1"'' series, attracted an audience of 15 million viewers each week and were broadcast in 20 French-speaking countries. Gilbert Carpentier handled the technical aspects and set design, while Maritie Carpentier, sometimes nicknamed ''"la nounou des artistes"'' ("the artists' nanny"), managed the artistic aspects. In 1980, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier won an
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for Best Foreign TV Show.


Produced shows


Radio

* ''L’heure musicale'', broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg * ''Le Club des Vedettes'', broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg and presented by
Maurice Biraud Maurice Biraud (3 March 1922 – 24 December 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1951 and 1982. Biraud was born on 3 March 1922 in Paris. He married actress Françoise Soulié in 1956. He suffered a heart attack at ...
* ''Musique à la Clay'', broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg and presented by
Philippe Clay Philippe Mathevet (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), known professionally as Philippe Clay, was a French mime artist, singer, and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette—he was tall—and for performing songs by Charles Aznavo ...
* ''Les contes de l’aigle'', broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg * ''L’heure exquise'', broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg and presented by Anne-Marie Carrière * ''Le miroir aux Étoiles'', broadcast on Radio-Luxembourg


Television

* ''La Grande Farandole'' (13 episodes aired from 29 November 1961, to 27 May 1970) * ''Guitares et copains'' (28 November 1962, with
Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, " Scoubidou", and " The Good Lif ...
) * ''Teuf-Teuf'' (3 October 1963) * ''Top à Cassel'' (14 March 1964) * ''Hello Paris'' (5 December 1964, with
Petula Clark Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child actor, child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 y ...
,
Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in F ...
,
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian on 15 August 1944) is a Bulgarians in France, Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured ela ...
) * ''Sacha Show'' (25 episodes aired from 30 December 1963, to 30 December 1971, hosted by
Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, " Scoubidou", and " The Good Lif ...
; the final episode was in color) * ''Bécaud'' (3 April 1965) * ''Pirouettes Salvador'' (19 April 1965) * ''La grande lucarne'' (Three episodes: 31 May 1965, 8 November 1965, 2 April 1966) * ''Show Petula Clark'' (New Year's Eve, 31 December 1965) * ''La grande Polka'' (29 December 1966) * ''Les Grands Enfants'' (16 episodes aired irregularly from 31 December 1966, to 4 November 1970) * ''Entre nous'' (7 October 1967, with
Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...
) * ''Nous irons chez Maxim’s'' (30 December 1967) * ''Petula Clark et les inséparables'' (31 December 1967, first part in Paris, second in London) * ''Sur la pointe des pieds'' (with
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, 20 April 1968, and 12 February 1969) * ''Jolie poupée'' (4 December 1968, musical comedy for
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian on 15 August 1944) is a Bulgarians in France, Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured ela ...
with
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,
Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in F ...
,
Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (; born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include " Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille" (which AllMusic has called "his finest hour"), "Le Responsa ...
,
Jean Yanne Jean Yanne (; born Jean Roger Gouyé ; 18 July 1933 – 23 May 2003) was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer. In 1972, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film '' We Won't ...
, Jacques Martin) * ''Show Smet'' (7 May 1969, with
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) * ''La grande Bousculade'' (2 July 1969) * ''Brialy’s Follies'' (21 November 1969, with
Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...
,
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian on 15 August 1944) is a Bulgarians in France, Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured ela ...
, Barbara; their first color show) * ''Les Grands Amis'' (Three episodes: 18 December 1969, 21 January 1970, 14 July 1970, aired on ORTF second channel) * ''Sacha Sylvie Show'' (29 December 1969, musical comedy for
Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, " Scoubidou", and " The Good Lif ...
and
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian on 15 August 1944) is a Bulgarians in France, Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured ela ...
) * ''Deux sur la 2'' (16 episodes from 12 October 1970, to 8 February 1971, with
Roger Pierre Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) was a French comedian and actor. Early life Roger Pierre was born on 30 August 1923 in Paris, France. Career Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working r ...
and
Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-Marc Thibault (1923–2017) was a French film and television actor.Halliwell p.56 He also directed three films. Selected filmography * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) * '' Cage of Girls'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''Women of Paris' ...
, aired on ORTF second channel in color) * ''Tréteaux dans la nuit'' (Nine monthly episodes from 19 February – 2 December 1971) * ''Poiret et Serrault sur la Deux'' (22 March 1971, with
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,
Michel Serrault Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films. Life and career His first professional job was in a touring production in Germany of Molière's '' Les ...
,
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,
Petula Clark Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child actor, child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 y ...
) * ''Les petites amies de nos grands amis sont nos amies'' (23 June 1971) * ''Show Petula Clark'' (28 June 1971, with
Petula Clark Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child actor, child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 y ...
,
Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French musician and singer who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, " Scoubidou", and " The Good Lif ...
,
Sylvie Vartan Sylvie Vartan (; born Sylvie Georges Vartanian on 15 August 1944) is a Bulgarians in France, Bulgarian-French singer and actress. She is known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured ela ...
,
Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; 17 January 1944 – 11 June 2024) was a French singer-songwriter, actress, and author. She was known for singing melancholic, sentimental ballads. Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure in F ...
,
Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and film director. Early life Brialy was born in Aumale (now Sour El-Ghozlane), French Algeria, where his father was stationed with the French Army. Brialy moved to mainland ...
,
Colette Brosset Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in '' La Plume de Ma Tante'' and ''Ah! Les belles ba ...
,
Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...
,
Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (; born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include " Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille" (which AllMusic has called "his finest hour"), "Le Responsa ...
,
Robert Dhéry Robert Dhéry (; 27 April 1921 – 3 December 2004) (born Robert Léon Henri Fourrey or Robert Foullcy) was a French comedian, actor, director and screenwriter. He was married to actress Colette Brosset, with whom he appeared onstage in ''La Plu ...
, and
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, aired on ORTF second channel) * ''Gilbert'' (9 October 1971) * ''Bécaud'' (16 October 1971) * ''À la 6.4.2.'' (21 October 1971, color version of ''Les Grands Amis'', single episode) * ''Chante avec Gilbert Bécaud à l'Olympia'' (23 September 1972) * ''À la manière 2'' (14 episodes with
Roger Pierre Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) was a French comedian and actor. Early life Roger Pierre was born on 30 August 1923 in Paris, France. Career Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working r ...
and
Jean-Marc Thibault Jean-Marc Thibault (1923–2017) was a French film and television actor.Halliwell p.56 He also directed three films. Selected filmography * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) * '' Cage of Girls'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''Women of Paris' ...
, aired on ORTF second channel from 30 September 1971, to 29 January 1972) * ''Maillan à la une'' (18 December 1971) * ''Top à...'' (1972-1974, weekly shows aired on the ORTF second channel in color from March 1972 until the breakup of ORTF in late 1974) * ''Numéro Un'' (1975-1982, over 220 weekly episodes aired on
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)


Publications

* ''La Maillan racontée par ses amis'', Éditions Numéro 1, 1993 * ''Merci les artistes !'', Éditions Anne Carrière, 2001


Tribute

* ''Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier'', a song from the album ''Reprise des négociations'' by French singer
Bénabar Bruno Nicolini (born 16 June 1969), better known by his stage name Bénabar, is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, ...
, in tribute to the couple and their famous variety shows.


Related programs

* ''Top à Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier'', aired on
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on 9 March 1996, presented by Christophe Dechavanne * ''Nos meilleurs moments'', aired on
TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...
in August 2000, presented by Carole Rousseau * ''Nuit du patrimoine spéciale Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier'', aired on
Paris Première Paris Première is a French TV channel, available on cable television, cable, satellite television, satellite and the Digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on 15 December 1 ...
on 19 September 2009 * ''Chabada'' special, aired on 5 April 2010, on
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* ''Quand la musique est bonne'' special Carpentier, aired on
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on 11 May 2010 * ''Nous nous sommes tant aimés : Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier'', aired on
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on 16 and 17 May 2011 * ''L'Âge d'or des variétés - Les Carpentier'', a two-part 120-minute documentary by Grégory Draï and Philippe Tuillier, aired on
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on 19 December 2016 (first part rebroadcast on 28 December 2016) * ''Les n°1 des Carpentier'', a 190-minute documentary by Philippe Tuillier, aired on
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on 2 January 2019


External links

*
''Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier'' archive
by the French National Audiovisual Institute *
''Gilbert Carpentier''
on
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''Maritie Carpentier''
on
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