Francis Lopez
Francis Lopez (1916–1995) was a French composer of film scores. He also wrote a number of operettas, many of which starred Luis Mariano. He was married several times including to the actress Sylvia Lopez.
Francis Lopez
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- Name
- Francis Lopez
- Born
- 15 June 1916
- Birthplace
- Montbéliard, Doubs, France
- Died
- 4 January 1995 (aged 78)
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Composer
- Full name
- Francisco Jean Lopez.
- Nationality
- France.
- Fields
- operetta and film score.
- Languages
- French.
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Francis Lopez (1916–1995) was a French composer of film scores. He also wrote a number of operettas, many of which starred Luis Mariano. He was married several times including to the actress Sylvia Lopez.
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• Name — Francis Lopez • Born — 15 June 1916 • Birthplace — Montbéliard, Doubs, France • Died — 4 January 1995 (aged 78) • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Composer • Years Active — 1943-1981 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Black Cavalier (1945) • Alone in the Night (1945) • The Three Cousins (1947) • Fandango (1949) • Marlene (1949) • Eve and the Serpent (1949) • The Widow and the Innocent (1949) • I Like Only You (1949) • The Red Angel (1949) • I'm in the Revue (1950) • Andalusia (1951) • The Dream of Andalusia (1951) • Rendezvous in Grenada (1951) • Monsieur Leguignon, Signalman (1952) • My Priest Among the Rich (1952) • Imperial Violets (1952) • The Blonde Gypsy (1953) • Their Last Night (1953) • The Cheerful Caravan (1953) • Saluti e baci (1953) • The Beauty of Cadiz (1953) • The Lady of the Camellias (1953) • Adventures of the Barber of Seville (1954) • Four Days in Paris (1955) • Fruits of Summer (1955) • Zaza (1956) • Love in Jamaica (1957) • Irresistible Catherine (1957) • A Night at the Moulin Rouge (1957) • The Singer from Mexico (1957) • Serenade of Texas (1958) • White Cargo (1958) • The Bureaucrats (1959) • The Game of Truth (1961)
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Montbéliard.
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8th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Lopez Francis. Opérette - Théâtre Musical.
- 2.Francis Lopez. aix-operettes.pagesperso-orange.fr.
- 3.Journal L'Aurore ː organe de la résistance Républicaine du , article "Le lauréat du grand prix mondial". gallica.bnf.fr. 3.
- 4.Journal France-soir du , article "Les potins de la commère". gallica.bnf.fr. 1.
- 5.Le globe-trotter. Journal La Bourgogne républicaine du , article "Le monde comme il tourne .". retronews.fr. 1.
- 6.En 1987, à une journaliste de Libération qui l'interrogeait sur l'hostilité qu'il suscitait dans les milieux culturels, il répondait : (Libération, vendredi 6 janvier 1995, .)
- 7.Jean-Claude Fournier, « Un mélodiste exceptionnel : Francis Lopez » dans Opérette, , 15 avril-15 juillet 1995, .
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Rodrigo Lopez et Daniel Ringold (avec la participation de Philippe Guiboust), Francis Lopez et ses grandes opérettes, s.l., Éditions du Rocher, 1996
- « Dossier Francis Lopez », dans Opérette, , - .
- Sylvie Février, « Francis Lopez (1916-1995) », dans Encyclopaedia universalis, 1996.
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