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Sacha Guitry

Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry (French: [gitʁi]; 21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957), known as Sacha Guitry, was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to whom he was married between 1919 and 1932.

Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have musical scores, by composers including André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn. When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embraced the cinema, making as many as five films in a single year.

The later years of Guitry's career were overshadowed by accusations of collaborating with the occupying Germans after the capitulation of France in the Second World War. The charges were dismissed, but Guitry, a strongly patriotic man, was disillusioned by the vilification he received from some of his compatriots. By the time of his death, his popular esteem had been restored to the extent that 12,000 people filed past his coffin before his burial in Paris.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1885 (Saint Petersburg), Died May 24, 1957 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, speaker, librettist, author

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone Bb17137 10-in. 7/1/1929 Air de la lettre Yvonne Printemps Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone Bb17183 10-in. 7/12/1929 J'ai deux amants Yvonne Printemps Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Gramophone Bb17184 10-in. 7/12/1929 Duo du 2ème acte Sacha Guitry ; Yvonne Printemps Female vocal, with spoken dialog and orchestra lyricist, speaker  
Gramophone Bb17185 10-in. 7/12/1929 Le petit menuet Sacha Guitry Recitation, with orchestra author, speaker  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4544 10-in. 11/3/1933 O mon bel inconnu Marcel Carivan ; Germaine Cernay ; Marthe Coiffier ; Simone Simon Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4545 10-in. 11/3/1933 Est-ce qu'il est mal (air de Marie-Anne) Marcel Carivan ; Simone Simon Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and violin solo lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4546 10-in. 11/3/1933 O mon bel inconnu: selection Marcel Carivan ; Orchestre du théatre de Bouffes-Parisiens ; Simone Simon Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4547 10-in. 11/3/1933 O mon bel inconnu: selection Marcel Carivan ; Orchestre du théatre de Bouffes-Parisiens ; Simone Simon Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4639 10-in. 1/11/1934 Amusez-vous Alexander et son Orchestre ; Malloire Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4640 10-in. 1/11/1934 Margot Alexander et son Orchestre ; Malloire Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble librettist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5991 10-in. 12/11/1936 Et v'la pourquoi Pierre Chagnon ; Fréhel Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guitry, Sacha," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101941.

Guitry, Sacha. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101941.

"Guitry, Sacha." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101941

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