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Arthur Honegger(1892-1955)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Arthur Honegger was born on 10 March 1892 in Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a composer and writer, known for Pygmalion (1938), Street of Shadows (1937) and The Kidnapping (1934). He was married to Andrée Vaurabourg. He died on 27 November 1955 in Paris, France.
BornMarch 10, 1892
DiedNovember 27, 1955(63)
BornMarch 10, 1892
DiedNovember 27, 1955(63)
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Known for

Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion (1938)
Pygmalion
7.7
  • Composer
  • 1938
Street of Shadows (1937)
Street of Shadows
6.6
  • Composer
  • 1937
The Kidnapping (1934)
The Kidnapping
7.3
  • Composer
  • 1934
Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954)
Joan of Arc at the Stake
5.8
  • Composer
  • 1954

Credits

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Composer

  • Les bâtisseurs
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Les Petites Cardinal (1962)
    Les Petites Cardinal
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Arthur Honegger
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954)
    Joan of Arc at the Stake
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Storm Over Tibet (1952)
    Storm Over Tibet
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • Pacific 231 (1949)
    Pacific 231
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Du sang, de la volupté et de la mort, part II: Lysis (1948)
    Du sang, de la volupté et de la mort, part II: Lysis
    6.4
    Short
    • from "La danse des morts"
    • 1948
  • Lady Into Fox
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Un revenant (1946)
    Un revenant
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • A Friend Will Come Tonight (1946)
    A Friend Will Come Tonight
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Les démons de l'aube (1946)
    Les démons de l'aube
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Pierre Blanchar and Micheline Presle in Secrets of a Ballerina (1943)
    Secrets of a Ballerina
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Mermoz (1943)
    Mermoz
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Le Capitaine Fracasse (1943)
    Le Capitaine Fracasse
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Callisto, la petite nymphe de Diane (1943)
    Callisto, la petite nymphe de Diane
    6.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1943

Music Department

  • Marion Cotillard in Joan of Arc at the Stake (2024)
    Joan of Arc at the Stake
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2024
  • Occupation. An Island Story (Otchupâtion. L'Histouaithe d'eune Île) (2021)
    Occupation. An Island Story (Otchupâtion. L'Histouaithe d'eune Île)
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Coup Mirage: Destroying the Illusion (2015)
    Coup Mirage: Destroying the Illusion
    Short
    • composer: additional music
    • 2015
  • Louisiana Music: Musical Clips (2010)
    Louisiana Music: Musical Clips
    TV Series
    • soundtrack
    • 2012
  • Joan of Arc at the Stake (2012)
    Joan of Arc at the Stake
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2012
  • New World Symphony Wallcast Tm Concert 13
    Video
    • stock music
    • 2012
  • Joan of Arc at the Stake (2007)
    Joan of Arc at the Stake
    TV Movie
    • music by: Oratorio dramatique
    • 2007
  • 18 en el parque
    Short
    • composer: stock music
    • 1999
  • Sergei Eisenstein in Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography (1995)
    Sergei Eisenstein: Autobiography
    6.2
    • music (as A. Onegger)
    • 1995
  • Joan of Arc at the Stake (1993)
    Joan of Arc at the Stake
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1993
  • Nathalie Baye, Johnny Hallyday, and Claude Brasseur in Detective (1985)
    Detective
    5.7
    • music
    • 1985
  • Le soulier de satin (1982)
    Le soulier de satin
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1982
  • Kerstkantate
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1966
  • Joan of Arc at the Stake
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • music by: "Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher"
    • 1960
  • Beau sang (1956)
    Beau sang
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 1956

Writer

  • Der ungebetene Gast (1981)
    Der ungebetene Gast
    TV Series
    • based upon the novel: "Wenn sie morgen kommen" by
    • 1981
  • Joan of Arc at the Stake
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Honegger
  • Born
    • March 10, 1892
    • Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France
  • Died
    • November 27, 1955
    • Paris, France(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Andrée Vaurabourg1926 - November 27, 1955 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Oratorio: "Joan of Arc at the Stake"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A Swiss national who spent most his life in France, Honegger composed music for French and British films. He also wrote five symphonies and a piece entitled "Pacific 231" (his most popular composition), a musical depiction of a heavy locomotive in motion.

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