Marianne Oswald
French singer actress (1901-1985) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 84
Marianne Oswald was the stage name of Sarah Alice Bloch, a French singer and actress born in Sarreguemines in Alsace-Lorraine. She took this stage name from a character she much admired, the unhappy Oswald in the Ibsen play Ghosts.
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Pierre Brasseur Also in Les amants de Vérone (1949)
Daniel Emilfork Also in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)- André Michel Directed The Adventures of Remi (1958)
Pierre Véry Wrote The Adventures of Remi and Le Guérisseur
Anouk Aimée Also in The Lovers of Montparnasse (1961)
Martine Carol Also in Les amants de Vérone (1949)
Serge Reggiani Also in Les amants de Vérone (1949)
André Cayatte Directed Les amants de Vérone (1949)
Gino Cervi Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille- Georges Franju Directed The First Night (1958)
Paulette Dubost Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille- Maurice Cloche Directed The Little Thing (1938)
Yves Ciampi Directed Le Guérisseur (1953)
Raymond Bussières Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille
Simone Renant Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille
Roger Pierre Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille
Jacques Hilling Also in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Jean-Marc Thibault Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille
Philippe Lemaire Also in Les amants de Vérone (1949)
Dominique Marcas Also in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Max Dalban Also in Les amants de Vérone (1949)
René Génin Also in Les amants de Vérone (1949)
Gérard Darrieu Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille- Micheline Gary Also in The Adventures of Remi and Sans famille
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About this person
She was noted for her hoarse voice, heavy half-Lorraine, half-German accent, and for singing about unrequited love, despair, sadness, and death. She sang the songs of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht. She was friends with Jean Cocteau, Jacques Prévert, François Mauriac, and Albert Camus. In fact, the text for one of her album covers was written by Camus. She was an inspiration for the composers Francis Poulenc and Arthur Honegger.
