Английская Википедия:Bruno Coquatrix
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Bruno Coquatrix (5 August 1910, Ronchin, Nord – 1 April 1979) was a French music producer, the owner and manager of the Olympia Hall in Paris from 1954 until his death in 1979.
Career
Шаблон:Unreferenced section Coquatrix was first known as a song and music writer. He wrote over 300 songs, including Mon ange (1940) ; Dans un coin de mon pays (1940);[1] Clopin-clopant (1947); Cheveux dans le vent (1949), as well as some operettas. He was also an impresario, representing Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer, among others.
He managed the variety theatre Bobino before he took over the Olympia Hall, Europe's biggest music hall in 1954. In 1956, during a "tomorrow's number 1" audition at the Olympia, Coquatrix, Lucien Morrisse and Eddie Barclay discovered the unknown cabaret singer Dalida.[2] He then staged all the era's celebrities, including Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel, Gilbert Bécaud, Ewa Demarczyk, Johnny Hallyday, Violetta Villas, Édith Piaf, Annie Cordy, Charles Aznavour, Mireille Mathieu and Yves Montand.
Bruno Coquatrix co-founded a record company, the Disques Versailles.
Bruno Coquatrix was the director of the casino of Cabourg (Calvados) in the 1950s, and the mayor of Cabourg from 1971 until his death in 1979.[3][4] His mandate as Mayor of Cabourg was focused on the development of tourism and real estate, and the growth of Cabourg's sister cities (+11 during his mandate).[4]
Personal life
Coquatrix was married to Paulette Coquatrix.[5]
He was the best man of Henri Betti in 1949 and André Hornez in 1963 who were the authors of C'est si bon.Шаблон:Citation needed Coquatrix was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 96).Шаблон:Citation needed In November 2010, the newly-named street "Rue Bruno Coquatrix" was inaugurated in Paris next to the Olympia Hall.[6] In Calbourg where he was Mayor, the downtown square, "Place Bruno Coquatrix", was named after him, and a "Bruno Coquatrix Stèle" stands in the middle of the square.[4]
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Olympia's facade with "Bruno Coquatrix" in the official name, 2005.
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Paris' Landmark sign mentioning Coquatrix in the history of the Olympia Hall.
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Tomb of Bruno Coquatrix, Père Lachaise Cemetery.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Paulette Coquatrix. Les coulisses de ma mémoire (1984) Grasset & Fasquelle; Шаблон:ISBN
- Jean-Michel Boris. Olympia, Bruno Coquatrix (2003) Hors Collection; Шаблон:ISBN
External links
- Шаблон:IMDb name
- Bruno Coquatrix at the BnF
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang IL PEUT LE DIRE Chanson: «Dans un coin de mon pays», Lesoir.be, 23 November 2000
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang La vie m'est insupportable, pardonnez-moi Il y a dix ans, le suicide de Dalida, Lorientlejour.com, 30 April 1997
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Direction Cabourg, le maire Bruno Coquatrix n’avait pas froid aux yeux…, Francebleu.fr, 30 January 2018
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:In lang Cabourg. Une nouvelle esplanade en cœur de ville, Ouest-france.com, 18 July 2019
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:In lang Une rue Bruno Coquatrix à Paris, près de l'Olympia, Lepoint.fr, 19 November 2011
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