Jean Lenoir

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Daniel Jean Bernard Neuburger, said "Jean Lenoir", born in Paris 9th February 26, 1891, died in Suresnes January 19, 1976, was a French composer and lyricist. After studying composition with Louis Vierne, Jean Lenoir distinguished himself in the repertoire of French romantic light chanson, as composer and / or lyricist in the 1920s. His two best known songs are undoubtedly Parlez-moi d'amour (Tell me about love) (1930), created for Lucienne Boyer, and Voulez-vous danser grand-mère ? (Will you dance grandmother?) (1946), created for Lina Margy. He had by 1970 already been performed by upwards of 167 artists including Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, Maurice Chevalier, Ray Conniff and Barbra Streisand. In film, he worked for forty-eight French films, between 1930 and 1949 (see filmography on http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lenoir), as a composer of film music or songwriter. Especially noteworthy is his contribution to the unique French film by Fritz Lang, Liliom (1934). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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