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Léon Zitrone‌

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Léon Zitrone

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Léon Zitrone

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1914-11-25

Popularity

star1.6

Biography

Léon Zitrone (25 November 1914 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter. Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. He arrived in France with his family fleeing communism at the age of six. He graduated from the ESJ Paris. He began by training in scientific studies but his mastership of Russian, French, English and German gave him entrance in 1948 to the radio foreign broadcasting services of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF). In 1959, he joined the television activity of RTF. From 1961, he became news presenter, function he occupied for nearly 20 years, first until 1975, on the first French television channel (now TF1), then also on Antenne 2, the other public service channel. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach called him back in 1979. He then took charge of the news program during the week-end (his contract was established until 1 February 1981). He would come back for those news programs also during the Easter and Pentecost week-ends. But Léon Zitrone's celebrity is due to the programs he presented or co-presented. He was host of the televised program Intervilles (French counterpart of Britain's It's a Knockout) with Guy Lux. He commented 6 times the Tour de France, and he is remembered for his prodigious memory for names of riders. He presented the Olympics for 8 times, commented the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions and presented 16 Bastille Day military parades. Above all, he was the key-commenter for big events, such as weddings, burials or investitures of world's key figures, some thirty of them during the course of his career. In 1978, following French singer Marie Myriam's victory the previous year, the Eurovision song contest took place in Paris. Léon Zitrone co-presented with Denise Fabre and made the presentation in English. In 1984, Zitrone took a leading role in the movie American Dreamer. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on his 81st birthday, 25 November 1995, at the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris. Source: Article "Léon Zitrone" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Dorothée Show

Dorothée Show‌
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calendar 1987

Marriage

Marriage‌
star5.4
calendar 1974

Marriage of the Century

Marriage of the Century‌
star5.3
calendar 1985

Live for Life

Live for Life‌
star6.3
calendar 1967

Clémentine chérie

Clémentine chérie‌
star6.0
calendar 1964

Let Them Live!

Let Them Live!‌
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calendar 1970

Drôles de zèbres

Drôles de zèbres‌
star3.1
calendar 1977

Cocagne

Cocagne‌
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calendar 1961

Assassin's Check

Assassin's Check‌
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calendar 1962

Rue de Paris

Rue de Paris‌
star6.8
calendar 1959

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ‌
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calendar 1982

La Lucarne magique

La Lucarne magique‌
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calendar 1971

Three Faces of Sin

Three Faces of Sin‌
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calendar 1961

Les mots pour le dire

Les mots pour le dire‌
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calendar 1983

Menace

Menace‌
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calendar 1972

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président‌
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calendar 2022

Les gros malins

Les gros malins‌
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calendar 1969

Be Careful Ladies

Be Careful Ladies‌
star5.7
calendar 1963

The Boss of Champignol

The Boss of Champignol‌
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calendar 1966

J'ai tout donné

J'ai tout donné‌
star8.0
calendar 1972

American Dreamer

American Dreamer‌
star6.2
calendar 1984

The Bamboo Stroke

The Bamboo Stroke‌
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calendar 1963

Seventeenth Heaven

Seventeenth Heaven‌
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calendar 1966

Operation Double Cross

Operation Double Cross‌
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calendar 1965

Actualités télérévisées

Actualités télérévisées‌
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calendar 1964

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend‌
star10.0
calendar 1961

Live for Life

Live for Life‌
star6.3
calendar 1967

The Party

The Party‌
star6.6
calendar 1980

From Hong Kong with Love

From Hong Kong with Love‌
star4.7
calendar 1975

Tv Credits

À bout portant

À bout portant‌
star8.0
calendar 1968

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest‌
star6.9
calendar 1956

Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Midi trente

Midi trente‌
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calendar 1972

Samedi soir

Samedi soir‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
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calendar 1975

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis‌
star5.8
calendar 1976

Midi Première

Midi Première‌
star10.0
calendar 1975

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées‌
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calendar 2022

Apostrophes

Apostrophes‌
star8.5
calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

En direct de...

En direct de...‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis‌
star5.8
calendar 1976