Albert Vidalie Explained
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| Birth Date: | 4 August 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Châtillon, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Novelist
Screenwriter
Songwriter |
Albert Vidalie (25 May 1913 – 8 June 1971) was a French writer, screenwriter, and songwriter.
Biography
Vidalie was the son of Jeanne Deshayes, a stitcher, born à La Ville-du-Bois in the Hurepoix and Jean-Baptiste Vidalie, a printing worker, born in Mauriac, Cantal. He married Madeleine Constantin in 1936, with whom he had three daughters, Colette (1937), Danièle (1946-1948) and Isabelle (1951).
From the age of 12, he made small trades until the 39/45 war during which he was held prisoner for five years in Neusalz on Oder in Silesia. After the war, the Radiodiffusion française sought memories and poems of prisoners. He introduced himself, and thanks to two poems in slang language, he became the assistant of a radio series and wrote scenarios and adaptations put on air.
He also worked as a journalist for the newspaper France Dimanche.
Between 1952 and 1968, he published nine novels and short stories.
He also attended the post-war Saint-Germain-des-Prés. His friends were Roger Nimier, Kléber Haedens, Paul Guimard, and Antoine Blondin, the godfather of his daughters. He was also close to Pierre Mac Orlan, Jean Giono, and Georges Arnaud.
He wrote cabaret shows played at the cabaret de la Rose Rouge, the Théâtre La Bruyère, at the Fontaine des 4 saisons, a cabaret directed by Pierre Prévert and wrote screenplays and dialogues for the cinema, adaptations or original texts.
He was a lyricist of songs; the best known was , created by Serge Reggiani in 1967. At the end of his life he wrote two screenplays for television serials, the second of which, Mandrin, will not be released until after his death.
He lived in Châtillon during his first 23 years, then Fontenay-aux-Roses, then in the Luberon ar Reillanne near Manosque close to his friend Jean Giono. He finished his life in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Bibliography
Novels and collections of short stories
Theatre
- 1949: Saint Parapin d'Malakoff - Play by Albert Vidalie, directed by Philippe Clair, setting by Klementieff, Théâtre de l'Œuvre, with Jean Tielment, Denise Bailly, Charles Bensoussan, Chalosse, Jean Rocherot,,, Josette Rateau, Colette Gambier, M. Valo.[1]
- 1949: Terror of Oklahoma, in collaboration with Yves Robert and Louis Sapin
- 1953: Les Images d'Epinal, directed by Jean-Pierre Grenier, Cabaret La Fontaine des 4 Saisons of Pierre Prévert with Jean Rochefort
- 1954: Les Mystères de Paris by Albert Vidalie after Eugène Sue, directed by Georges Vitaly, Théâtre La Bruyère
- 1955: Les Petites Filles modèles by Albert Vidalie an Louis Sapin, directed by Jean-Pierre Grenier, Cabaret La Fontaine des 4 Saisons
- 1956: La Nuit romaine by Albert Vidalie, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Hébertot with Roger Hanin
Scripts
He wrote the scripts for:
- 1951: Terreur en Oklahoma, short film directed by Paul Paviot, with Michel Piccoli
- 1952: Torticola contre Frankensberg, short film directed by Paul Paviot, with Michel Piccoli
- 1952: Chicago-digest, short film directed by Paul Paviot Daniel Gélin
- 1952: Poil de carotte, directed by Paul Mesnier with Raymond Souplex
- 1960: Chien de pique, directed by Yves Allégret with Eddie Constantine
- 1961: Le Capitaine Fracasse (film, 1961) directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit with Jean Marais
- 1962: Le Cousin de Callao, directed by Jackie Pierre with Roger Hanin
- 1964: La Mégère apprivoisée (Téléfilm - 1964), adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, directed by with Bernard Noël
- 1968: Jean-Roch Coignet (TV serial in 7 episodes - 1968), adaptation of the Cahiers du capitaine Coignet, directed by with Henri Lambert
- 1970: Mandrin (TV serial in 6 episodes - 1972) directed by Philippe Fourastié with Pierre Fabre.
Songs
- Vidalie wrote numerous texts in collaboration with Jean Wiener for music.
- songs were particularly performed by Serge Reggiani (Les loups sont entrés dans Paris, music by, La dame de Bordeaux, music by Jacques Datin, Les affreux, music by Louis Bessières),
- (Chanson canaille, La Java mélancolique)
- Juliette Gréco (La Complainte de Sir Jack l'Éventreur, music by Yves Darriet, (1955)
- Germaine Montero,
- Yves Montand (Actualités, music by Stéphane Golman)
- (La chanson de Jim)
Souvenir
- The figure of Albert Vidalie is warmly evoked in the novel by Antoine Blondin,
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Notes and References
- Cf. Bases de données de l'Association de la Régie Théâtrale accessdate = 8 February 2017.
