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Maurice Baquet‌

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calendar1911-05-26

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Maurice Baquet

Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France

Maurice Baquet

Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1911-05-26

Popularity

star1.1

Biography

Maurice Baquet is a cellist, actor, sportsman and French entertainer, born May 26, 1911 in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died July 8, 2005 in Noisy-le-Grand. Maurice Baquet was married twice: with Jacqueline Figus (1920-2011) from October 31, 1944 to June 20, 1959, with whom they had a daughter, Sophie, and with Maria Yakimova from February 20, 1964 until her death. The couple had four children: Anne, Gregori. All of them, as well as Sophie, born from her first marriage, are actors and singers — Stéphane, light designer and Dimitri, show producer. ... A native of Beaujolais, he took cello lessons at the Lyon conservatory and then those in Paris where he was in the same class as Henri Betti, Paul Bonneau, Léo Chauliac, Henri Dutilleux, Louiguy, Pierre Spiers and Raymond Trouard and where he won first prize. This did not prevent him from failing the entrance examination for the orchestra of the Paris Opera, which motivated him to give up a classical career. However, he does not leave his cello behind. On the contrary, the instrument accompanies him throughout his life and we remember the wink that Joseph Losey allowed him during a short but moving sequence in Monsieur Klein. In the early 1930s, he rubbed shoulders with Pierre and Jacques Prévert, Roger Blin and joined the famous October Group, an agitprop group, closely linked to the French Communist Party. He set up his career as an actor there and devoted himself to beautiful texts, in particular the poems of Aragon and Paul Éluard. In 1935, he made his first feature film under the direction of Marc Allégret, Les Beaux Jours. A filmography of more than 80 titles follows. His head as a resourceful and facetious kid also earned him the role of Bibi Fricotin, then that of Ribouldingue in two films by Marcel Aboulker. At the theater, he plays in the operettas Andalousie and Gipsy by Francis Lopez. He also performed at the cabaret, sometimes accompanied on tap dance by Jacqueline Figus, his wife since 1944. He also participated in ski mountaineering competitions, as well as more humorous performances, such as his ski descent from the stairs of the Butte Montmartre in 1946. In the same vein, he also skied down the stairs from the Maison de la Radio, following a bet. In 1947, he presented with the whimsical Saint-Granier a bicycle-ski allowing to go down the slopes. Friend of Roger Frison-Roche, we find him in the credits of Premier de cordée (1944). In 1955, he co-directed Stars and Tempests with Gaston Rébuffat and Georges Tairraz, which won the Grand Prix at the Trente Festival. On July 13, 1956, he made the first ascent of the south-east face of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix with Gaston Rébuffat, sequences of which can be seen in Entre terre et ciel. He was also a friend of Robert Doisneau, who photographed him extensively6 and with whom he produced a work entitled Ballade pour violoncelle et chambre noire, which testifies to their friendship. He died at the age of 94 and is buried in the cemetery of Beauregard (Ain).

Movie Credits

Let's Make a Dirty Movie

Let's Make a Dirty Movie‌
star3.9
calendar 1976

Strictement personnel

Strictement personnel‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths‌
star7.3
calendar 1936

Twisted Mistress

Twisted Mistress‌
star6.4
calendar 1942

Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés

Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés‌
star1.0
calendar 1948

Le Chant de l'exilé

Le Chant de l'exilé‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Sacrifice of Honor

Sacrifice of Honor‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Hélène

Hélène‌
star1.0
calendar 1936

Girls of Paris

Girls of Paris‌
star4.0
calendar 1936

Ballerina

Ballerina‌
star5.8
calendar 1937

Alibi

Alibi‌
star6.5
calendar 1937

Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Final Accord

Final Accord‌
star9.0
calendar 1938

Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Départ à zéro

Départ à zéro‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

They Met on Skis

They Met on Skis‌
star10.0
calendar 1940

Hatred

Hatred‌
star7.4
calendar 1938

Adieu Léonard

Adieu Léonard‌
star5.2
calendar 1943

Coup de tête

Coup de tête‌
star5.0
calendar 1944

Driving Lesson

Driving Lesson‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Pas un mot à la reine mère

Pas un mot à la reine mère‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

The Trump Card

The Trump Card‌
star4.0
calendar 1942

Sextette

Sextette‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Bibi Fricotin

Bibi Fricotin‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

Andalusia

Andalusia‌
star6.2
calendar 1951

Entre Terre et Ciel

Entre Terre et Ciel‌
star10.0
calendar 1961

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet‌
star5.5
calendar 1955

My Treasure

My Treasure‌
star10.0
calendar 1948

Stars and Storms

Stars and Storms‌
star10.0
calendar 1955

Only God Sees Me

Only God Sees Me‌
star6.9
calendar 1998

Autour d'un Film de Montagne

Autour d'un Film de Montagne‌
star10.0
calendar 1944

Perilous Assignment

Perilous Assignment‌
star10.0
calendar 1959

La braconne

La braconne‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Le Débutant

Le Débutant‌
star4.0
calendar 1986

Tête à claques

Tête à claques‌
star4.9
calendar 1982

Les Rois du gag

Les Rois du gag‌
star5.7
calendar 1985

Mystery Tour

Mystery Tour‌
star4.5
calendar 1947

First in Line

First in Line‌
star7.2
calendar 1944

Mandrin

Mandrin‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Stowaway in the Sky

Stowaway in the Sky‌
star5.3
calendar 1960

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds

Pierre Fatumbi Verger: Messenger Between Two Worlds‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Baquet's Comeback

Baquet's Comeback‌
star10.0
calendar 1988

The World of Gaston Rébuffat

The World of Gaston Rébuffat‌
star10.0
calendar 2009

Le divorcement

Le divorcement‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Lady Killer

Lady Killer‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

Salut, j'arrive

Salut, j'arrive‌
star4.0
calendar 1982

Vive les femmes !

Vive les femmes !‌
star4.1
calendar 1984

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II‌
star10.0
calendar 1993

Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes

Chamonix - Mont Blanc, Une histoire de conquêtes‌
star10.0
calendar 2015

The Adolescent

The Adolescent‌
star5.4
calendar 1979

Alice au pays des merveilles

Alice au pays des merveilles‌
star5.7
calendar 1970

Z

Z‌
star7.8
calendar 1969

Madame Claude 2

Madame Claude 2‌
star3.3
calendar 1981

Frédérica

Frédérica‌
star4.0
calendar 1942

The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

The Last Metro

The Last Metro‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

The Angel

The Angel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange‌
star7.0
calendar 1936

A Night at the Moulin Rouge

A Night at the Moulin Rouge‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Happy Days

Happy Days‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Little Claus and Big Claus

Little Claus and Big Claus‌
star6.8
calendar 1964

Mr. Klein

Mr. Klein‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

El sueño de Andalucía

El sueño de Andalucía‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés

Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés‌
star4.0
calendar 1950

Tailleur pour dames

Tailleur pour dames‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Tv Credits

Midi Première

Midi Première‌
star10.0
calendar 1975

Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) - version interminable

Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) - version interminable‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

Samedi soir

Samedi soir‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.5
calendar 1982

Discorama

Discorama‌
star0.0
calendar 1959