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Occupation
  
Composer

Name
  
Vincent Scotto

Role
  
Composer


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Born
  
April 21, 1874
Marseille, France

Died
  
November 15, 1952, Paris, France

Albums
  
Les plus grands chantent Vincent Scotto

Music director
  
Pepe le Moko, Fanny, Angele, Zouzou, Cesar

Similar People
  
Henri Alibert, Henri Varna, Henri Christine, Georges Van Parys, Marcel Pagnol

Vincent Scotto


Vincent Scotto (April 21, 1874 – November 15, 1952) was a French composer.

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Early life

Vincent Scotto was born on April 21, 1874 in Marseille and the latest addition to Pasquale Scotto d'Aniello and Antonia Intartaglia, from the island of Procida, located north of the Gulf of Naples.

Career

He started his career in Marseille in 1906 and later moved to Paris. Over the course of a lifetime, he wrote 4,000 songs as well as sixty operettas. He was friends with Marcel Pagnol and wrote music for his films. Over time, he wrote music for about fifty films in the 1940s and 1950s, and sometimes appeared in them as an actor.

In 1973, a biographical TV film was broadcast, La Vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto.

Death

He died on November 15, 1952 in Paris.

Legacy

  • A bust of Vincent Scotto by sculptor André Arbus (1903-1969) can be found facing the Vieux Port in Place aux Huiles, Marseille.
  • The Square Vincent Scotto in Aix-en-Provence is named for him.

    • Selected filmography

  • Kiss Me (1932)
  • To the Polls, Citizens (1932)
  • Bach the Millionaire (1933)
  • The Agony of the Eagles (1933)
  • Three Sailors (1934)
  • Marinella (1936)
  • Bach the Detective (1936)
  • Topaze (1936)
  • Sarati the Terrible (1937)
  • Monsieur Brotonneau (1939)
  • When Do You Commit Suicide? (1953)

    • References

    Vincent Scotto Wikipedia
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