Jean-Claude Deret | |
|---|---|
 Jean-Claude Deret in 2013 | |
| Born | Claude Breitman July 11, 1921
Paris, France |
| Died | 12 December 2016 (aged 95)
Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright, detective novelist, children's author |
| Spouse | Céline Léger |
| Children | 3 |
Jean-Claude Deret, born Claude Breitman, (July 11, 1921 – December 12, 2016) was a French television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright and author of children's books and detective novels.
Early life
Jean-Claude Deret was born as Claude Breitman on July 11, 1921. [1] [2] [3] His family were secular Jews from Russia. [1] One of his great-grandfathers was a psychiatrist. [1] He lost a relative in The Holocaust. [1]
Career
Deret started his career as a songwriter and singer in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the late 1940s. [1] By 1950, he emigrated to Quebec, where he became a theatre and television actor. [1] Nine years later, in 1959, he returned to France and within a few years he created Thierry la Fronde, a television series. [2] Between 1963 and 1966, he wrote 52 episodes. [1]
Deret founded Le Théâtre du cercle, a theatre company in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt. [1] Additionally, he authored children's books and detective novels. [1] He also wrote plays, including Samuel dans l'île, which was nominated for a Molière Award in 2006. [1] [3] Meanwhile, he continued to act, for example starring in Beautiful Memories in 2001. [3] He wrote 50 songs over the course of his career, and performed at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse in April 2014. [1] [3] In 2016, he directed Salauds de pauvres, a short film about poor people in France. [3]
Personal life
Deret had three children, including actress Zabou Breitman with Céline Léger. [1] [3]
Deret died in Paris on December 12, 2016, age 95. [1] [2] He was cremated at the Père Lachaise Cemetery on December 17. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Heliot, Armelle (December 13, 2016). "Décès de Jean-Claude Deret, scénariste de Thierry La Fronde". Le Figaro. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jean-Claude Deret, créateur de "Thierry la fronde", est mort". Le Parisien. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Cabot, Emile (December 13, 2016). "Jean-Claude Deret, créateur "Thierry la fronde" et père de Zabou Breitman, est mort". Paris Match. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- 1921 births
- 2016 deaths
- Writers from Paris
- French people of Russian-Jewish descent
- French male songwriters
- French songwriters
- French television writers
- Male television writers
- 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century French male actors
- 21st-century French male writers
- 21st-century French screenwriters
Jean-Claude Deret | |
|---|---|
|
Jean-Claude Deret in 2013 | |
| Born | Claude Breitman July 11, 1921
Paris, France |
| Died | 12 December 2016 (aged 95)
Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright, detective novelist, children's author |
| Spouse | Céline Léger |
| Children | 3 |
Jean-Claude Deret, born Claude Breitman, (July 11, 1921 – December 12, 2016) was a French television writer, songwriter, actor, playwright and author of children's books and detective novels.
Early life
Jean-Claude Deret was born as Claude Breitman on July 11, 1921. [1] [2] [3] His family were secular Jews from Russia. [1] One of his great-grandfathers was a psychiatrist. [1] He lost a relative in The Holocaust. [1]
Career
Deret started his career as a songwriter and singer in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the late 1940s. [1] By 1950, he emigrated to Quebec, where he became a theatre and television actor. [1] Nine years later, in 1959, he returned to France and within a few years he created Thierry la Fronde, a television series. [2] Between 1963 and 1966, he wrote 52 episodes. [1]
Deret founded Le Théâtre du cercle, a theatre company in Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt. [1] Additionally, he authored children's books and detective novels. [1] He also wrote plays, including Samuel dans l'île, which was nominated for a Molière Award in 2006. [1] [3] Meanwhile, he continued to act, for example starring in Beautiful Memories in 2001. [3] He wrote 50 songs over the course of his career, and performed at the Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse in April 2014. [1] [3] In 2016, he directed Salauds de pauvres, a short film about poor people in France. [3]
Personal life
Deret had three children, including actress Zabou Breitman with Céline Léger. [1] [3]
Deret died in Paris on December 12, 2016, age 95. [1] [2] He was cremated at the Père Lachaise Cemetery on December 17. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Heliot, Armelle (December 13, 2016). "Décès de Jean-Claude Deret, scénariste de Thierry La Fronde". Le Figaro. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jean-Claude Deret, créateur de "Thierry la fronde", est mort". Le Parisien. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Cabot, Emile (December 13, 2016). "Jean-Claude Deret, créateur "Thierry la fronde" et père de Zabou Breitman, est mort". Paris Match. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- 1921 births
- 2016 deaths
- Writers from Paris
- French people of Russian-Jewish descent
- French male songwriters
- French songwriters
- French television writers
- Male television writers
- 21st-century French dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century French male actors
- 21st-century French male writers
- 21st-century French screenwriters