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Jean-Michel Damase(1928-2013)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Jean-Michel Damase was born on 27 January 1928 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a composer, known for Folies-Bergère (1956), Adolphe, ou l'âge tendre (1968) and Term of Trial (1962). He died on 21 April 2013 in Paris, France.
BornJanuary 27, 1928
DiedApril 21, 2013(85)
BornJanuary 27, 1928
DiedApril 21, 2013(85)
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Known for

Folies-Bergère (1956)
Folies-Bergère
4.7
  • Soundtrack("La Croqueuse de Diamants")
  • 1956
Adolphe, ou l'âge tendre (1968)
Adolphe, ou l'âge tendre
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1968
Laurence Olivier, Sarah Miles, and Simone Signoret in Term of Trial (1962)
Term of Trial
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1962
Black Tights (1960)
Black Tights
5.9
  • Soundtrack("La Croqueuse de Diamants")
  • 1960

Credits

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Composer

  • Bel ami
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Adolphe, ou l'âge tendre (1968)
    Adolphe, ou l'âge tendre
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Le mime Marcel Marceau (1964)
    Le mime Marcel Marceau
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • La double inconstance
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Laurence Olivier, Sarah Miles, and Simone Signoret in Term of Trial (1962)
    Term of Trial
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Caravelle
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Auditorium
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Route des cimes (1957)
    Route des cimes
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • École des vedettes
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Jean Michel Damaze, ballet sequence "Divertimento")
    • 1957
  • Bruges la belle
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • Le métier de danseur
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Le père de Mademoiselle (1953)
    Le père de Mademoiselle
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1953

Music Department

  • Hotel Paradiso (1966)
    Hotel Paradiso
    6.1
    • music arranger: ballet music (uncredited)
    • 1966

Soundtrack

  • Le mime Marcel Marceau (1964)
    Le mime Marcel Marceau
    • music: "17 Variations for Wind Quartet, op. 22"
    • 1964
  • Beach Casanova (1962)
    Beach Casanova
    5.5
    • music: "La Croqueuse de Diamants"
    • 1962
  • Black Tights (1960)
    Black Tights
    5.9
    • music: "La Croqueuse de Diamants"
    • 1960
  • Folies-Bergère (1956)
    Folies-Bergère
    4.7
    • music: "La Croqueuse de Diamants"
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Jean Michel Damaze
  • Born
    • January 27, 1928
    • Bordeaux, Gironde, France
  • Died
    • April 21, 2013
    • Paris, France

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  • Trivia
    For the totality of his works, Jean-Michel Damase was given the Grand Musical Prize from the SACD (Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers) and the Grand Prize from the city of Paris.

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