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Georges Brassens

Acting 60 (deceased) years old Sète, Hérault, France ★ 0.2
Born: October 22, 1921
Died: October 29, 1981

Biography

Georges Charles Brassens (22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet.

As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and articulate, diverse lyrics. He is considered one of France's most accomplished postwar poets. He has also set to music poems by both well-known and relatively obscure poets, including Louis Aragon (Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux), Victor Hugo (La Légende de la Nonne, Gastibelza), Paul Verlaine, Jean Richepin, François Villon (La Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis), and Antoine Pol (Les Passantes).

During World War II, he was forced by the Germans to work in a labor camp at a BMW aircraft engine plant in Basdorf near Berlin in Germany (March 1943). Here Brassens met some of his future friends, such as Pierre Onténiente, whom he called Gibraltar because he was "steady as a rock." They would later become close friends.

After being given ten days' sick leave in France, he decided not to return to the labor camp. Brassens took refuge in a small cul-de-sac called "Impasse Florimont," in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, a popular district, where he lived for several years with its owner, Jeanne Planche, a friend of his aunt. Planche lived with her husband Marcel in relative poverty: without gas, running water, or electricity. Brassens remained hidden there until the end of the war five months later, but ended up staying for 22 years. Planche was the inspiration for Brassens's song Jeanne.

He wrote and sang, with his guitar, more than a hundred of his poems. Between 1952 and 1976, he recorded fourteen albums that include several popular French songs such as Les copains d'abord, Chanson pour l'Auvergnat, La mauvaise réputation, and Mourir pour des idées. Most of his texts are tinged with black humour and are often anarchist-minded.

In 1967, he received the Grand Prix de Poésie of the Académie française.

Apart from Paris and Sète, he lived in Crespières (near Paris) and in Lézardrieux (Brittany).

Brassens was born in Sète, a commune in the Hérault department of the Occitanie region, to a French father and an Italian mother from the town of Marsico Nuovo (in the province of Potenza, Basilicata). ...

Source: Article "Georges Brassens" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Acting Credits (37)

Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur
Charles Trenet, l'enchanteur Self (archive footage) 2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Self (archive footage) 2022
Archives secrètes
Archives secrètes Self (archive footage) 2021
Georges Brassens, les meilleures chansons
Georges Brassens, les meilleures chansons Self (archive footage) 2021
Brassens by Brassens
Brassens by Brassens Self (archive footage) 2020
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort Self (archive footage) 2020
L'affaire Matzneff
L'affaire Matzneff (archive footage) 2020
#Merci Brassens
#Merci Brassens Self (archive footage) 2017
Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai
Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai Self (archive footage) 2015
Le regard de Georges Brassens
Le regard de Georges Brassens Self (archive footage) 2013
Brassens est en nous
Brassens est en nous Self (archive footage) 2011
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada Self (archive footage) 2008
Jake on the Box
Jake on the Box Himself (archive footage) 2006
Georges Brassens : Elle est à toi cette chanson
Georges Brassens : Elle est à toi cette chanson Self (archive footage) 2004
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée Self (archive footage) 1987
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self (archive footage) 1982
Émilie Jolie
Émilie Jolie Le hérisson 1980
Georges Brassens chez lui à Paris
Georges Brassens chez lui à Paris Self 1978
Georges Brassens - Live à Bobino
Georges Brassens - Live à Bobino 1976
30 millions d'amis
30 millions d'amis Self 1976
Numéro un
Numéro un Self 1975
Numéro un
Numéro un Self - Host 1975
Système 2
Système 2 Self 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Apostrophes
Apostrophes Self 1975
Pourquoi t'as les cheveux blancs...
Pourquoi t'as les cheveux blancs... Georges Brassens 1973
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self - Main Guest 1972
Cadet Rousselle
Cadet Rousselle Self 1971
Brel, Brassens, Ferré, trois hommes sur la photo
Brel, Brassens, Ferré, trois hommes sur la photo Self 1969
France, Song
France, Song Himself 1969
Françoise et Udo...
Françoise et Udo... Self 1968
Discorama
Discorama Self 1959
The Gates of Paris
The Gates of Paris The Artist 1957
Georges Brassens - Elle est à toi cette chanson 1954 à 1979
Georges Brassens - Elle est à toi cette chanson 1954 à 1979 Georges Brassens 1954
CELÌÀNTÀNGÓ
CELÌÀNTÀNGÓ Le pornographe

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