Marcel Achard

Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Académie française in 1959.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 5, 1899 (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon), Died September 4, 1974 (7th arrondissement of Paris;Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL2112 10-in. 1/9/1931 La tour de Saint Jacques Jane Bathori ; Jane Bathori Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano author  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3420 10-in. approximately 1931 Des mots d'amour Albert Caurat ; Pierre Chagnon Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3865 10-in. 7/13/1932 Entrée de Cloclo Roland Armontel ; Michel Simon Dramatic scene author  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3866 10-in. 7/13/1932 2e acte, 1re scéne Roland Armontel ; Michel Simon Dramatic scene author  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8966 10-in. 4/6/1951 Demain (Il fera jour) Robert Chauvigny ; Choeur Raymond Saint-Paul ; Edith Piaf Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal ensemble lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8970 10-in. 4/6/1951 L'homme que j'aimerai Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8975 10-in. 4/13/1951 Avant l'heure Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8977 10-in. 4/13/1951 Si, si, si Eddie Constantine ; Edith Piaf Vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Achard, Marcel," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362246.

Achard, Marcel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362246.

"Achard, Marcel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/362246

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