Pierre Cour
Pierre Cour (5 April 1916 – 22 December 1995) was a French songwriter who wrote songs for several generations of artists. He wrote a number of successful songs in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Among those who recorded his songs are Dalida, Roger Whittaker, Petula Clark, Vicky Leandros, Paul Mauriat, Nana Mouskouri, Claudine Longet, German Montero, Jean-Claude Annoux and Enrico Macias.
Also recorded as Le Régisseur Albert · Peter Loversun · Pierre Lemaire · Pierre Louis Lemaire
Pierre Cour
- Full name
- Pierre Louis Lemaire.
- Born
- 1916 · Brunoy.
- Died
- 1995 · Montluçon.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- songwriter · composer · screenwriter · lyricist
- Languages
- French
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Pierre Cour (5 April 1916 – 22 December 1995) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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The birth of Pierre Cour is recorded on 5 April 1916 in Brunoy (Essonne), and the death on 22 December 1995 in Montluçon (Allier).
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Recorded at birth as Pierre Louis Lemaire. Also worked under the name Pierre Cour. Born at Brunoy in 1916, died in Montluçon in 1995.
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