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Ginette Martenot(1902-1996)

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Ginette Martenot was born on 27 January 1902 in Paris, France. She was a composer, known for The Kidnapping (1934), The Story of a Cheat (1936) and La mort du cygne (1937). She was married to Lazard, Didier. She died on 6 September 1996 in Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
BornJanuary 27, 1902
DiedSeptember 6, 1996(94)
BornJanuary 27, 1902
DiedSeptember 6, 1996(94)
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Known for

The Kidnapping (1934)
The Kidnapping
7.3
  • Music Department(ondes martenot)
  • 1934
The Story of a Cheat (1936)
The Story of a Cheat
7.5
  • Music Department(as Martenot, ondes martenot)
  • 1936
Jean Benoît-Lévy, Mady Berry, Janine Charrat, Yvette Chauviré, France Ellys, Paul Morand, Jean Périer, Mia Slavenska, and J.E. Szyfer in La mort du cygne (1937)
La mort du cygne
7.7
  • Music Department(as Martenot)
  • 1937
Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages (1964)
Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages
Short
  • Music Department(ondes martenot)
  • 1964

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  • Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages (1964)
    Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages
    Short
    • musician
    • musician: ondes martenot
    • 1964
  • Jean Benoît-Lévy, Mady Berry, Janine Charrat, Yvette Chauviré, France Ellys, Paul Morand, Jean Périer, Mia Slavenska, and J.E. Szyfer in La mort du cygne (1937)
    La mort du cygne
    7.7
    • musical director (as Martenot)
    • 1937
  • The Story of a Cheat (1936)
    The Story of a Cheat
    7.5
    • musician: ondes martenot (as Martenot)
    • 1936
  • The Kidnapping (1934)
    The Kidnapping
    7.3
    • musician: ondes martenot
    • 1934

Composer



  • Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages (1964)
    Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages
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    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 1964
  • Les cosmiques
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1955

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    • Martenot
  • Born
    • January 27, 1902
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • September 6, 1996
    • Neuilly, Hauts-de-Seine, France
  • Spouse
    • Lazard, Didier1957 - ? (her death)
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    • 1 Article

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    Musician and teacher, she is the sister of Maurice Martenot and the aunt of Jean-Louis Martenot.

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