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Raymond Legrand(1908-1974)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Raymond Legrand
Raymond Legrand was born on 23 May 1908 in Paris, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Son dernier Noël (1952), Ce soir les jupons volent... (1956) and Grisou (1938). He was married to Martine Leroy, Colette Renard, Paulette Bonimond and Marcelle Der Mikaëlian. He died on 25 November 1974 in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornMay 23, 1908
DiedNovember 25, 1974(66)
BornMay 23, 1908
DiedNovember 25, 1974(66)
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Known for

Son dernier Noël (1952)
Son dernier Noël
5.8
  • Composer
  • 1952
Ce soir les jupons volent... (1956)
Ce soir les jupons volent...
4.9
  • Composer
  • 1956
Grisou (1938)
Grisou
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1938
Raymond Bussières, Jacques Castelot, Jean Debucourt, Jean-Pierre Grenier, Claude Nollier, Marcel Pérès, Noël Roquevert, and Valentine Tessier in Justice Is Done (1950)
Justice Is Done
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1950

Credits

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Composer

  • Un tueur, un flic, ainsi soit-il... (1977)
    Un tueur, un flic, ainsi soit-il...
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Dédé la tendresse
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Deux heures à vivre
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • La guerre des espions (1972)
    La guerre des espions
    3.1
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Les singes font la grimace (1972)
    Les singes font la grimace
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Le sadique aux dents rouges (1971)
    Le sadique aux dents rouges
    4.1
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Business (1960)
    Business
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Ce soir les jupons volent... (1956)
    Ce soir les jupons volent...
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Zoo parade
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Paris flâneur
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Paris qui ne dort pas
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor in Beauty and the Bullfighter (1954)
    Beauty and the Bullfighter
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor and Fernandel in The Most Wanted Man (1953)
    The Most Wanted Man
    6.0
    • co-composer: "Le Troubadour"
    • 1953
  • Companions of the Night (1953)
    Companions of the Night
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Carnaval (1953)
    Carnaval
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1953

Music Department

  • Pervertissima (1972)
    Pervertissima
    4.4
    • conductor: orchestra
    • 1972
  • Bourvil and Pauline Carton in Clodo (1971)
    Clodo
    3.3
    • orchestrator
    • 1971
  • Le rideau rouge (1959)
    Le rideau rouge
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1960
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor and Fernandel in The Most Wanted Man (1953)
    The Most Wanted Man
    6.0
    • music director
    • 1953
  • The Wild Oat (1953)
    The Wild Oat
    6.4
    • musical director
    • 1953
  • Raymond Bussières, Jacques Castelot, Jean Debucourt, Jean-Pierre Grenier, Claude Nollier, Marcel Pérès, Noël Roquevert, and Valentine Tessier in Justice Is Done (1950)
    Justice Is Done
    7.1
    • musician: ondes martenot
    • 1950
  • Jacqueline Pagnol and Tino Rossi in La belle meunière (1948)
    La belle meunière
    5.8
    • conductor
    • orchestrator
    • 1948
  • Nine Boys, One Heart (1948)
    Nine Boys, One Heart
    5.6
    • musical director
    • 1948
  • Destins (1946)
    Destins
    5.9
    • music arranger
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Grisou (1938)
    Grisou
    6.7
    • music adaptor
    • 1938
  • The Story of the Fox (1937)
    The Story of the Fox
    7.6
    • conductor
    • 1937

Actor

  • Mademoiselle Swing (1942)
    Mademoiselle Swing
    5.7
    • Raymond Serre et son orchestre (as Raymond Legrand et son orchestre)
    • 1942
  • Fièvres (1942)
    Fièvres
    6.4
    • Petit rôle (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Company
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Raymond Legrand et son orchestre
  • Born
    • May 23, 1908
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • November 25, 1974
    • Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Spouses
      Martine LeroyMay 5, 1971 - November 25, 1974 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Michel Legrand
  • Relatives
      Victoria Legrand(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    May 9, 1948, he leads his orchestra for the recording of the French song "C'est si bon" which was written in 1947 by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics). The singers were Les Soeurs Étienne. In 1966, his son Michel Legrand leads his orchestra for the recording of the American version performed by Barbra Streisand for the album "Color Me Barbra".

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