Henri Spade (16 July 1921 - 12 November 2008) was a French journalist, television producer and novelist. He co-produced La joie de vivre, the first entertainment program on French television, in the 1950s. He directed and produced television films. He was "a pioneer of French television". ^[1]

Henri Spade was born on July 16, 1921, in Paris, France. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He graduated from the University of Paris and the University of Strasbourg, where he studied the Humanities and the Law. ^[3] During World War II, he joined the Free French Forces in Spain. ^[3]

Spade began his career as a journalist in Paris from 1945 to 1949. ^[3] He became a television producer for Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française in 1949. ^[1] He first co-produced Le Magazine du cinéma, a television program about cinema, with Robert Chazal, in 1949. ^[4] With Jean Nohain, he co-produced over 200 episodes La joie de vivre from 1952 to 1959. ^{[1] [3]} Hosted by Jacqueline Joubert at the Alhambra theatre, it was the first entertainment program on French television and included performances by Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Mistinguett, Yves Montand, Jeanne Moreau, Elvire Popesco, Serge Reggiani, Jean Yanne and Danielle Darrieux, among others. ^[1] It also included sketches by comedians like Roger Pierre and Bourvil. ^[5] Moreover, it played an important role in the audiovisual democratisation of operettas. ^[6]

Spade began teaching at his alma mater, the University of Paris, in 1971. ^[3] A year later, in 1972, he became the deputy director of the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française and, until 1988, director-producer of the Société française de production, where he produced and directed television films. ^[3]

Spade was the author of fourteen novels and two non-fiction books. ^[3] He was also a songwriter. ^[1]

Spade was married to Michèle Stouvenot, a journalist. ^[1] He died on 12 November 2008 in Paris. ^[2]

• Spade, Henri (1958). Le premier matin. Paris: Éditions du Seuil. OCLC  30643576.
• Spade, Henri (1968). Les enfants de la guerre 1 : Le temps des cerises. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  460417393.
• Spade, Henri (1969). Les enfants de la guerre 2 : La renaissance. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  463078554.
• Spade, Henri (1969). La Polonaise. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  20201667.
• Spade, Henri (1972). La Berthe. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  35682627.
• Spade, Henri (1973). Le chant de Maïoré. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  2317308.
• Spade, Henri (1974). La Grimpe. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  1288874.
• Spade, Henri (1975). Une heure pour chanter. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  3035903.
• Spade, Henri (1976). Mathieu, Gaston, Peluche. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  2701324.
• Spade, Henri (1979). Le passé antérieur. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  11727605.
• Spade, Henri; Tournier, Élisabeth (1984). La Crevasse des maquisards. Paris: Librairie générale française. ISBN  9782253035336. OCLC  461707286.
• Spade, Henri (1986). La Céline. Paris: Plon. ISBN  9782259015301. OCLC  17106002.
• Spade, Henri (1989). Enquête sur un amour perdu. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN  9782221052112. OCLC  23410057.
• Spade, Henri (1991). Florence Aral. Paris: Grasset. ISBN  9782246410911. OCLC  23647972.

• Spade, Henri (1968). Histoire d'amour de la télévision française. Paris: Éditions France-Empire. OCLC  14104596.
• Spade, Henri (1974). Et pourquoi pas la patrie?. Paris: Julliard. OCLC  1342102.

• Henri Spade at IMDb

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