Jean Villard(1895-1982)

Writer
Composer
Soundtrack

Jean Villard was born on 2 June 1895 in Montreux, Switzerland. He was a writer and composer, known for The World Will Shake (1939), Nine Boys, One Heart (1948) and Le révolté (1938). He died on 26 March 1982 in Sain-Saphorin, Lavaux, Switzerland.

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Known for

The World Will Shake

6.2

Writer(as J. Villard)

1939

Nine Boys, One Heart

5.6

Composer

1948

Le révolté

5.5

Writer(as J. Villard)

1938

Le duel

5.4

Writer(as J. Villard)

1941

Credits

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Writer

Le duel
5.4
- scenario & dialogue (as J. Villard)
- 1941
The World Will Shake
6.2
- adaptation, decoupage and dialogue (as J. Villard)
- 1939
Le révolté
5.5
- scenario, adaptation and dialogue (as J. Villard)
- 1938

Composer

Soundtrack

Le grand échiquier
6.2
TV Series
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2024
The Devil All the Time
7.1
- lyrics: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- music: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- 2020
The Other Side
6.7
- lyrics: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- music: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- 2015
Piaf intime
TV Movie
- music: "Browning"
- 2013
Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille
7.9
TV Movie
- lyrics: "À l'Enseigne de la Fille sans Coeur"
- music: "À l'Enseigne de la Fille sans Coeur"
- 2012
Chabada
TV Series
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2012
Hier encore
TV Series
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2012
Nous nous sommes tant aimés
TV Series
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2012
The Marty Stuart Show
8.9
TV Series
- lyrics: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- music: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- 2010
Crook & Chase
7.9
TV Series
- lyrics: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- music: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- 2009
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
6.2
Video
- lyrics: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- music: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- 2007
The Sopranos
9.2
TV Series
- lyrics: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- music: "The Three Bells" (Les Trois Cloches)
- 2006
Édith Piaf: Le concert idéal
TV Movie
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2003
Piaf, sans amour on n'est rien du tout
7.4
TV Movie
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2003
Nouvelle Star
3.8
TV Series
- lyrics: "Les Trois Cloches"
- music: "Les Trois Cloches"
- 2003

Personal details

Official site
- University library site (fr.)
Alternative names
- Gilles
Born
- June 2, 1895
- Montreux, Switzerland
Died
- March 26, 1982
- Sain-Saphorin, Lavaux, Switzerland
Other works
Book: "Dans les pas de Gilles / conférence de Jean Villard-Gilles intitulée "La chanson, le théâtre et la vie", donnée le 24 janvier 1944 au Théâtre municipal de Lausanne". Lausanne : Publi-Libris; conference given by Jean Villard in 1944 published with notes and commentaries by Grégoire Montangero

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Trivia
Actor, he was a member of theater groups directed by Jacques Copeau. Using the stage name Gilles, he became later member of a duo called "Gilles et Julien" with Aman Maistre Julien. Becoming famous as a librettist and a composer, he directed cabarets in Paris and Lausanne where he continued to perform.