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Jean Villard - Wikipedia

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Picture black/white of Jean Villard Gilles by Erling Mandelmann — Gilles photographied in 1975 by Erling Mandelmann

Jean Villard, known as Gilles (2 June 1895 in Montreux (Switzerland) – 26 March 1982 in Vevey), originating from Daillens, was a French Swiss multi-talented chansonnier, poet, humorist, comedian, actor, and cabaretist. He was friends with Édith Piaf, Ernest Ansermet, Jacques Brel, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and met also with Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. He gave his last interview in December 1981 at his home, where he confided that "I have always tried my best to be a poet."

One of Lausanne's parks, on the Avenue du Théâtre, now bears his name. He served in the Swiss Army during World War I in Soubey, Jura, recalling that he defended the bridge that crosses the river Doubs.

Roles at the Theatre

1918: L'histoire du soldat by Igor Stravinsky and Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
1920-1930: Several roles at the "Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier" in Paris, directed by Jacques Copeau
1920: Cromedeyre-le-Vieil by Jules Romains, directed by Jacques Copeau, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
1930: Plays in « La Compagnie des Quinze »
1931: La Mauvaise Conduite d'après Plaute, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier

Chansonnier

1932–1939 duo « Gilles et Julien », with A.-M. Julien (Aman Maistre (1903–2001)
1940–1948 duo with Édith Burger,^[1]
1948–1975 duo with Albert Urfer

Cabaret owner

1940 : he founded the cabaret « Coup de Soleil » in Lausanne with Edith Burger,^[1] an anti-Nazi, resistance, gathering place
1947 : he founded the cabaret « Chez Gilles » in Paris
- discovers Jacques Brel, then an unknown beginner whom he immediately hired.
1955 : « Chez Gilles » in Lausanne

Some well-known works

1932: Dollar, first « chanson française engagée » of the 20th century
1936: La Belle France the anthem of the French Resistance Popular Front
1940: Les trois cloches interpreted by Édith Piaf with Les Compagnons de la chanson
1940: 14 juillet
1948: Le Bonheur
1951: A L'Enseigne de la Fille Sans Cœur interpreted by Édith Piaf
1954: La Venoge
1958: Nos Colonels

Books

1943, « Les Histoires de Gilles »
1954, « Mon demi siècle », Librérie Payot
1960, « La Venoge et autres poèmes » - images by Géa Augsburg, Editions du Verseau et Librairie Payot, Lausanne
1963, « Chansons que tout cela !», (Le meilleur de Gilles », tome I)
1969, « Mon demi siècle et demi », Payot
1971, « Le dernier mot », (Le meilleur de Gilles", tome II)
1978, « Amicalement vôtre, Récits, chansons et souvenir », Editions Pierre-Marcel Favre

Plays at the Théâtre du Jorat Mézières

1950 « Passage de l'étoile »
1960 « La Grange aux Roud »

Bibliography

Albert Urfer, Qui va piano..., 1978
Alex Décotte, Le siècle de Gilles, 1995
Le meilleur de Gilles (3 volumes), Publi-Libris, 2003 ISBN 2-940251-02-9
Joël Aguet (2005). "Jean Villard Gilles". In Andreas Kotte (ed.). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero / Lexicon da teater svizzer [Theater Dictionary of Switzerland] (in French). Vol. 1. Zürich: Chronos. pp. 713–714. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Vidéo: Hommage à Edith Archived 2013-01-16 at archive.today, an archive from Télévision Suisse Romande

External links

Bibliographie
Poésie La Venoge de Jean Villard-Gilles and much valuable information on "Vaudois" language. (This oeuvre is an integral part of the collective memory of a citizen of the canton of Vaud, as they were taught to recite it by heart at school from an early age).
Vidéo Jean Villard Gilles chante et raconte des histoires vaudoises, des vidéos du site des archives de la TSR Télévision Suisse Romande TSR

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