Charles Trenet

1913-2001

Biography: life and films

Charles Trenet was a French actor and singer. He was born in Narbonne, France on 18th May 1913 and died in Créteil, France on 19th February 2001, aged 87.

His best films as an actor include Jean Boyer's musical comedy Romance de Paris (1941) and Pierre Prévert's Adieu Léonard (1943), and whose best work as a musician include Christian Stengel's Je chante (1938).

Charles Trenet appeared in 13 films, supplied the music for 2 films and scripted 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jean Boyer (3 films).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (9 films), comedy-romance (2) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Charles Trenet over all films is: 2.5

Filmography

Key: a = actor; m = musician; w = writer

Je chante (1938) [a,m]

La Route enchantée (1938) [a,w,m]

Romance de Paris (1941) [a]

Frédérica (1942) [a]

Adieu Léonard (1943) [a]

La Cavalcade des heures (1943) [a]

Bouquet de joie (1951) [a]

Giovinezza (1952) [a]

An jedem Finger zehn (1954) [a]

Boum sur Paris (1954) [a]

Printemps à Paris (1957) [a]



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