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Patachou is a Actor French born on 10 june 1918 at Paris (France)

Patachou

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Birth name Henriette-Eugénie-Jeanne Ragon
Nationality France
Birth 10 june 1918 at Paris (France)
Death 30 april 2015 (at 96 years) at Neuilly-sur-Seine (France)
Awards Officier de la Légion d'honneur

Henriette Ragon (10 June 1918 – 30 April 2015), better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress. She was an Officier of the Légion d'honneur.

Biography

Early life
Born in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, Henriette Ragon began her working life as a typist, then a factory worker, a shoeseller and an antique dealer.


Patachou
In 1948, with her husband Jean Billon she took over a cabaret-restaurant in Montmartre, called Patachou. (Their son Pierre Billon had some success as a singer in the 1970s and wrote J'ai oublié de vivre for Johnny Hallyday.) She began to sing in the bistro, and journalists began to call her Patachou after the name of her cabaret (pâte-à-choux means cream puff dough). Georges Brassens sang there, and together they sang the duet "Maman, papa". She was the first to interpret other songs he composed such as "Le bricoleur", "La chasse aux papillons", etc.

The evening she sang them for the first time, she suggested her audience stay to the end of the show and meet the writer of these songs, and Brassens went up on to the Patachou stage for the first time and sang Le Gorille and P..de toi. Sometimes she would collect half-ties (she would snip the neckties of customers reluctant to join in the singing) – Thomas Dewey and Errol Flynn were among her victims.


First recordings
Her first records were released in 1952. She appeared at the 'Bobino', a Montparnasse music-hall, toured in France and then further afield. From 1953 onwards, she could be seen on-stage at the Palladium, the Waldorf Astoria, and Carnegie Hall, and throughout the United States.
From the beginning of the 1970s she toured Japan and Sweden where 'L'eternal Parigot', with her cheeky Parisian register, was popular.


Awards
Patachou was made Officier of the Légion d'honneur on 1 January 2009


Death
Patachou died on 30 April 2015 at the age of 96.

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Filmography of Patachou (15 films)

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Actress

San Antonio, 1h35
Directed by Frédéric Auburtin
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Gérard Lanvin, Gérard Depardieu, Barbara Schulz, Luis Rego, Lucy Harrison, Michel Galabru
Roles Ruth Booz, la terroriste organisatrice des enlèvements
Rating35% 1.779831.779831.779831.779831.77983
Le commissaire San-Antonio et son adjoint, l'inspecteur Bérurier, séjournent dans un palace des bords de la Méditerranée, où ils gardent un œil sur un ambassadeur français menacé d'enlèvement. Ce qui n'empêche pas le diplomate d'être enlevé par une fougueuse terroriste italienne et ses complices.
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre, 1h37
Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Diefenthal, Julie Christie, Juliette Gréco, Jean-François Balmer
Roles Geneviève
Rating44% 2.2069352.2069352.2069352.2069352.206935
A rare collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Musée du Louvre in Paris. While experts are using a laser scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system. Museum curator Faussier (Jean-Francois Balmer) brings in noted Egyptologist, Glenda Spencer (Julie Christie), to examine the findings, and she announces that the mummy inside the coffin was actually the evil spirit Belphegor.
Actors
Actors (2000)
, 1h43
Directed by Bertrand Blier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Pierre Arditi, Josiane Balasko, Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Berléand, Dominique Blanc, Claude Brasseur
Roles The blind lady
Rating58% 2.9462552.9462552.9462552.9462552.946255
Some portraits of actors (exclusively men, with the exception of Josiane Balasko interpreting ... André Dussollier) who meet and tell their stories in an organized or incidentally. They question with a certain distance and irony on their craft.
Adventures of Félix, 1h35
Directed by Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, LGBT-related films, Sida et LGBT, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film
Actors Sami Bouajila, Ariane Ascaride, Patachou, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Maurice Bénichou, Christiane Millet
Roles Mathilde Firmin
Rating68% 3.4422953.4422953.4422953.4422953.442295
Félix, a young gay man of Arab descent, living in Dieppe, is currently unemployed and HIV positive. While cleaning out the apartment of his recent deceased mother, he discovers that the father he never knew is living in Marseilles. Félix decides to hitchhike south to meet him, promising to see his lover Daniel there five days later.
Pola X
Pola X (1999)
, 2h14
Directed by Leos Carax
Origin France
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Motocyclette
Actors Guillaume Depardieu, Katerina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Chuillot, Laurent Lucas, Šarūnas Bartas
Roles Marguerite
Rating56% 2.8495952.8495952.8495952.8495952.849595
Pierre lives with his mother Marie in a castle in Normandy by the riverside of the Seine. They are very beautiful, rich, carefree and they like themselves. Every morning, Pierre leaves on the inherited bike of his father to visit Lucie, his fiancee. One night, Marie announces to Pierre that she arranged the date for his marriage to Lucie. Pierre leaves to announce the good news to his fiance. On the way, in the forest, a funereal beauty appears. She speaks with a strong accent from the countries of the East: "Pierre... you are not the only child, I am your sister, Isabelle." A passionate incestuous relationship will ensue.
Wild Target, 1h27
Directed by Pierre Salvadori
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Marie Trintignant, Jean Rochefort, Guillaume Depardieu, Vladimir Yordanoff, Serge Riaboukine, Patachou
Roles Mme. Meynard
Rating68% 3.4353353.4353353.4353353.4353353.435335
Victor est un tueur à gages vieillissant qui vit sous l'autorité d'une mère abusive. Il se prend d'affection pour Antoine et décide d'en faire son apprenti. Pour cela, ils doivent tuer Renée et tout ne se passe pas comme prévu.
Chasse gardée, 1h37
Directed by Jean-Claude Biette
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Tonie Marshall, Gérard Blain, Rüdiger Vogler, Serge Dupire, Patachou, Valérie Jeannet
Roles M Cygne
Rating62% 3.137133.137133.137133.137133.13713
Franz, journaliste, s'attache à Anne, l'épouse de son directeur et ami, Pierre. Celui-ci prend conscience de cette relation naissante et rappelle à Anne qu'un pacte secret les unit. Il s'emploie dès lors à harceler Franz.
The Carpathian Mushroom, 1h40
Directed by Jean-Claude Biette
Origin France
Genres Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Actors Tonie Marshall, Valérie Jeannet, Howard Vernon, Thomas Badek, Laura Betti, Florence Darel
Roles Madame Ambrogiano
Rating61% 3.0766353.0766353.0766353.0766353.076635
Sauvée lors d'un accident survenu dans une centrale nucléaire, Ophélie, une jeune comédienne, malade, est soignée par son frère Robert avec un mystérieux champignon découvert par Marie lors de la catastrophe.
La Rumba
La Rumba (1987)
, 1h35
Directed by Roger Hanin
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Michel Piccoli, Niels Arestrup, Roger Hanin, Guy Marchand, Corinne Touzet, Sam Karmann
Roles Meyrals
Rating48% 2.4200752.4200752.4200752.4200752.420075
Beppo Manzoni est un parrain de la pègre parisienne dans la période troublée de l'immédiat avant-guerre. Il est le patron de plusieurs établissements de nuit, notamment un dancing huppé dont certains danseurs sont également ses hommes de main. Beppo est engagé dans la lutte contre le fascisme. Il cache trois Italiens poursuivis par la police de Mussolini. Le commissaire Detaix, membre de la redoutable organisation de "La Cagoule", surveille Beppo... Pour le tromper, Beppo se fait passer pour un sympathisant de la cause fasciste et met en scène l'assassinat de ses amis italiens. Mais, par ailleurs, ses hommes organisent des attentats et le cambriolage de l'appartement du patron de "La Cagoule". La trahison de Puppie, l'un des danseurs de Beppo, amène l'assassinat – réel cette fois – des réfugiés italiens, la mise à sac des établissements de Beppo, la tentative d'assassinat sur Gino (l'homme de confiance de Beppo) et l'essai du commissaire Detaix pour mettre la main sur le nouvel établissement que se faisait construire Beppo. Mais la repentance de Puppie et la solidarité du milieu permettent à Beppo et ses hommes de retourner la situation. Le film se termine avec la mobilisation des danseurs.
Faubourg St Martin, 1h30
Directed by Jean-Claude Guiguet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Françoise Fabian, Patachou, Ingrid Bourgoin, Stéphane Jobert, Howard Vernon, Emmanuel Lemoine
Roles Mme Coppercage
Rating66% 3.3360453.3360453.3360453.3360453.336045
Dans un hôtel du dixième arrondissement de Paris que dirige M Coppercage, trois femmes marquées par la vie louent chacune une chambre au mois. Elles tentent de surmonter les diverses épreuves auxquelles elles sont confrontées.
Fugue en femme majeure, 1h30
Actors France Dougnac, Stéphane Bouy, Patachou, Bertrand Migeat
Roles Evelyne

Judy est professeur d'anglais dans un lycée de province. Vie cossue, provinciale et apparemment tranquille, entre un mari cadre dans une banque et deux jeunes enfants. Mais Judy ne pense qu'à sa peinture. Le week-end, elle laisse ses copies et peint. Ses tableaux envahissent l'appartement, bousculent ses habitudes. Alors qu'elle s'est enfin décidée à abandonner son métier, sa vie bascule lorsque son mari lui annonce qu'il la quitte pour une jeune danseuse...
Le Disparu du 7 octobre
Actors Dany Carrel, Patachou, Ginette Garcin, Charlotte Maury-Sentier, Daniel Mesguich, Paulette Frantz
Roles Blanche Auroux

Françoise Maurin, une jeune femme abandonnée par son mari il y a 18 ans, reste sans nouvelles de lui, ne sachant pas s'il est encore en vie.
French Cancan, 1h48
Directed by Jean Renoir
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix, Giani Esposito, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Michel Piccoli
Roles Yvette Guilbert
Rating72% 3.6466153.6466153.6466153.6466153.646615
Set in 1890s Paris, Henri Danglard is the owner of a cafe, which features his mistress, Lola, as a belly dancer. Losing money, Henri finds himself in Montmartre and finds that the old-fashioned can-can is still being performed there. Inspired, Henri comes up with a new business scheme that aims to revive the can-can, featuring a new dancer, Nini, a laundress he meets by chance.
Napoleon
Napoleon (1955)
, 3h2
Directed by Sacha Guitry
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Daniel Gélin, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Raymond Pellegrin, Michèle Morgan, Sacha Guitry
Roles Madame Sans-Gêne
Rating60% 3.0034253.0034253.0034253.0034253.003425
The film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint Helena. The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles, and sites of Napoleonic battles including Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Femmes de Paris, 1h21
Directed by Jean Boyer, Robert Guez, Jean Bastia
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Actors Michel Simon, Brigitte Auber, Henri Génès, Bernard Lajarrige, Robert Lombard, Philippe Mareuil
Roles elle-même
Rating60% 3.0485453.0485453.0485453.0485453.048545
Le professeur Charles Buisson, astronome et prix Nobel, vient de découvrir une nova. Il en informe par téléphone les autres observatoires. Alors qu'il croit que l'un d'eux le rappelle, il se retrouve à l'appareil avec une jeune femme menaçant de se suicider au cabaret Le Ruban Bleu, si son amoureux ne l'a pas rejoint à minuit. Intrigué, le professeur décide d'aller empêcher la malheureuse de passer à l'acte. Une de ses étudiantes, qui gagne sa vie comme doublure dans un numéro de couteaux, l'aide dans son enquête, tandis que le directeur de l'établissement et un policier le soupçonnent d'être un farceur ou même, de vendre de la drogue. Ce sera pour le savant l'occasion de découvrir un univers de music-hall qu'il ignorait jusqu'alors : « Je croyais connaître la carte du ciel par cœur mais il est une planète qui m'était totalement inconnue : la terre.