Maurice Jaubert

Film & TV

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Maurice Jaubert (3 January 1900 – 19 June 1940) was a prolific French composer who scored some of the most important films of the early sound era in France, including Jean Vigo’s Zero for Conduct and L'Atalante, and René Clair’s Quatorze Juillet and Le Dernier Milliardaire. Serving in both world wars, he died in action during World War II at the age of 40. Born in Nice on 3 January 1900, he was…

Known for

• Night in December — Le chef d'orchestre en 1939 (uncredited)1941
• L'île de Pâques — Narrator1935

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

France

Active from

1900-01-03

Active to

1940-06-19

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Maurice Jaubert (born in Nice, January 3, 1900 - died at the hospital of Baccara, June 19, 1940) was a French composer. Although Jaubert was also a classical composer, he is mainly remembered for his numerous film scores. Jaubert wrote for some of the most important French films of the thirties. These are a.o. 'Zéro de conduite' and 'L'Atalante' by Jean Vigo,'Quatuorze Juillet' by René Clair, 'Un carnet de bal' and 'La fin du jour' by Julien Divivier <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Maurice+J

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Maurice

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Nice

Place of death

Baccarat

Occupation

lawyer

Languages spoken

French

Award

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Genre

classical music

Movement

classical music

Conflict

World War II

Image

Maurice Jaubert (1937).jpg

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