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- Birth namePaul Jules Durand
- Paul Durand was born on January 28, 1907 in Sète, Hérault, France. He was a composer, known for The Quiet American (2002), Midnight in Paris (2011) and Mademoiselle from Paris (1955). He was married to Mireille Frainaud. He died on January 25, 1977 in Louveciennes, Yvelines, France.
- SpouseMireille Frainaud(October 25, 1929 - January 25, 1977) (his death, 2 children)
- On April 28, 1958, he was one of the seven composers invited to the TV show Les grandes familles de Trente-Six Chandelles : la chanson (1958) hosted by Jean Nohain which was devoted to the successes of the Chanson Française between 1945 and 1955. The composers have played the melody of their favorite song on the piano : Henri Betti for "C'est si Bon" (1947), Louiguy for "La Vie en Rose" (1946), Paul Durand for "Boléro" (1948), Joseph Kosma for "Les Feuilles Mortes" (1946), Louis Ferrari for "Domino" (1949), Paul Misraki for "Tu n'peux pas t'Figurer" (1950) and André Popp for "Les Lavandières du Portugal" (1954).
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