Cécile Jean-Louis (7 January 1918 – 27 March 2014), better known by her pen name Moune de Rivel, was a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress.[1]
Moune de Rivel | |
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| Born | Cécile Aimée Henriette Jean-Louis  7 January 1918 Bordeaux |
| Died | 27 March 2014 (aged 96) 19th arrondissement of Paris |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor, musician, singer-songwriter |
| Parent(s) |
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| Family | Jean-Louis Baghio'o |
| Awards |
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Biography
editMoune de Rivel was born in Bordeaux to Guadeloupean parents. Her father is Henri Jean-Louis Baghio'o, French magistrate, and her mother is Fernande de Virel, daughter of the Count of Virel and musician. She has two brothers, Edward and Victor.[2]
She chose Moune de Rivel as stage name by reversing her mother's surname.[3]
Moune de Rivel died in 2014 in Paris[4] and rests at the Montparnasse Cemetery.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | To the Eyes of Memory | La chanteuse du night-club | Jean Delannoy | |
| 1952 | Three Women (1952 film) | Zora (segment "Boitelle") | André Michel | |
| 1967 | Meurtre en sourdine | Klemir | Gilbert Pineau | TV movie |
| 1968 | Spray of the Days | Charles Belmont | Adaptation of a novel, Froth on the Daydream by Boris Vian | |
| 1970 | Mont-Cinère | Joséphine | Jean-Paul Roux | TV movie |
| 1971 | The Butterfly Affair | Sister Marie-Galante | Jean Herman | |
| 1972 | L'Atlantide | Rosita | Jean Kerchbron | TV movie. Adaptation of a novel, Atlantida by Pierre Benoit |
| 1974 | Paul et Virginie | Marie | Pierre Gaspard-Huit | TV series. Adaptation of a novel, Paul et Virginie by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre |
| 1978 | L'argent des autres | La chanteuse antillaise | Christian de Chalonge | |
| 1988 | Cinéma | Mathurine | Philippe Lefebvre | Miniseries |
Bibliography
editHonors and awards
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Knight of the National Order of Merit (France) (1966)
Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) 1994[6]
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2004)[7]
References
edit- ^ "La Lune Lévé, Moune de Rivel". Cinquillo Films. 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "The Jean-Louis and de Virel families : A History". Fremeaux. 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Moune de Rivel : an unforgettable Creole star". kariculture. 14 September 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Moune de Rivel, un an déjà" [Moune de Rivel, a year now]. Radio Caraïbes International (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Liste non exhaustive des personnalités inhumées au cimetière du Montparnasse depuis 2013" [Non-exhaustive list of personalities buried in the Montparnasse cemetery since 2013] (PDF). Api Site Paris (Mairie de Paris) (in French). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Décret du 3 décembre 1994 portant promotion et nomination
- ^ "Moune de Rivel, étoile de la chanson créole, aurait eu 100 ans cette année" [Moune de Rivel, star of Creole song, would have been 100 years old this year]. RFI (in French). 12 January 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
External links
edit- Moune de Rivel discography at Discogs
- Moune de Rivel at IMDb
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