Film
★ 8.0
2015
La Souris Déglinguée + invités à l'Olympia 35 ans
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Acting
Born
1910-08-04 · 68 yrs
Died
1979-04-01
From
Ronchin, Nord, France
Known for
Acting
Bruno Coquatrix (5 August 1910, Ronchin, Nord – 1 April 1979) was a French music producer, the owner and manager of the Olympia Hall in Paris from 1954 until his death in 1979. Coquatrix was first known as a song and music writer. He wrote over 300 songs, including Mon ange (1940); Dans un coin de mon pays (1940); Clopin-clopant (1947); Cheveux dans le vent (1949), as well as some operettas. He was also an impresario, representing Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer, among others. He managed the variety theatre Bobino before he took over the Olympia Hall, Europe's biggest music hall in 1954. In 1956, during a "tomorrow's number 1" audition at the Olympia, Coquatrix, Lucien Morrisse and Eddie Barclay discovered the unknown cabaret singer Dalida.…
