Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier
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The married couple Maritie (December 12, 1922 - November 23, 2002) and Gilbert (March 20, 1920 - September 18, 2000) Carpentier were producers of very popular TV shows in France
, from the fifties to the nineties.
(manufacturer, with the Lumière brothers, of the first cinematographe
device) and the French acoustician Gustave Lyon. Alumni from the Conservatoire de Paris
, he is a pianist
, organist
and composer
.
, Gilbert Carpentier starts working at the French radio Radio-Luxembourg
(which will later become RTL
) as an orderly, before becoming a radio technician. From 1946, he composes musical illustrations, then, with the help of his wife who writes the texts, they start to produce radio soaps. From the 1950s, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier realize popular radio shows in France
. On Radio-Luxembourg, they host six shows : "L’heure musicale", "Le Club des Vedettes", (presented by Maurice Biraud
), "Musique à la Clay" (presented by Philippe Clay
), "Les contes de l’aigle", "L’heure exquise" (presented by Anne-Marie Carrière) and "Le miroir aux Etoiles" presented every Sunday by a different artist.
disc series for the children. Maritie Carpentier adapts the texts from Jean de Brunhoff
while Gilbert Carpentier composes the musics. Those discs were awarded the Grand prix du disque in 1957 from the Académie Charles Cros
, the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy.
. From 1960, after a proposal from the French TV channel ORTF, they start working for the TV.
From 1960, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier head for TV by first creating numerous shows with their friends Roger Pierre
and Jean-Marc Thibault, broadcast live
on the ORTF. Later on, others artists join, including Jean Poiret
, Michel Serrault
, Jacqueline Maillan or Jean-Claude Brialy
.
Until the 1980s, they realize lots of others variety TV shows in France
, being instrumental in making some French artists popular, such as Serge Gainsbourg
, Jane Birkin
, Charles Aznavour
, Sacha Distel
, Claude François
, Chantal Goya
, Johnny Hallyday
, Sylvie Vartan
, Mireille Mathieu
, Thierry Le Luron
, Eddy Mitchell
, Dalida
, Alain Souchon
or Joe Dassin
, among others.
Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier's TV shows are recognizables by unexpected duets of artists, actors singing or singers playing, the creation of different sceneries each week, or even the scripting of their shows. Also, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier's TV shows were often live broadcast
and did not promoted artists' current events.
For most of them, since their beginnings in radio and until the 1980s, their shows are recorded in the mythic studio 17 of the Buttes-Chaumont studios in Paris
.
Some of their shows, the "Top à..." and "Numéro 1" series in particular, had an audience of 15 million viewers each week, and were being shown in 20 French-speaking countries.
Gilbert Carpentier was in charge of the technical part and the sceneries, while his wife Maritie Carpentier, sometimes nicknamed "la nounou des artistes" ("the artists' nanny"), was dealing with the artistic part.
In 1980, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier won an Emmy Award
for the best foreign TV show.
Gilbert Carpentier on IMDb (incomplete) Maritie Carpentier on IMDb (incomplete)
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, from the fifties to the nineties.
Family and studies
Gilbert Carpentier, born in 1920, is the grandson of the French inventor Jules CarpentierJules Carpentier
Jules Carpentier was a French engineer and inventor.Jules Carpentier was a student at the French École polytechnique.He bought the Ruhmkorff workshops in Paris when Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff died and made it a successful business for building electrical and magnetical devices. From 1890, he...
(manufacturer, with the Lumière brothers, of the first cinematographe
Cinematographe
A cinematograph is a film camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. It was invented in the 1890s.Note that this was not the first 'moving picture' device. Louis Le Prince had built early devices in 1886. His 1888 film Roundhay Garden Scene still survives.There is much dispute as...
device) and the French acoustician Gustave Lyon. Alumni from the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
, he is a pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Radio
Just after World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Gilbert Carpentier starts working at the French radio Radio-Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (French)
Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
(which will later become RTL
RTL (French radio)
In France, RTL is a popular nation-wide commercial radio network owned by the RTL Group.In 1931, Radio Luxembourg, the public radio network from Luxembourg, was privatised. Beginning in 1946, it could be heard easily in France. Until the 1980s, only the French public radio networks could transmit...
) as an orderly, before becoming a radio technician. From 1946, he composes musical illustrations, then, with the help of his wife who writes the texts, they start to produce radio soaps. From the 1950s, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier realize popular radio shows in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. On Radio-Luxembourg, they host six shows : "L’heure musicale", "Le Club des Vedettes", (presented by Maurice Biraud
Maurice Biraud
Maurice Biraud was a French film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1951 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Le Secret d'Hélène Marimon * Poisson d'avril...
), "Musique à la Clay" (presented by Philippe Clay
Philippe Clay
Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor.He was known for his tall and slim silhouette and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin,...
), "Les contes de l’aigle", "L’heure exquise" (presented by Anne-Marie Carrière) and "Le miroir aux Etoiles" presented every Sunday by a different artist.
Music
In 1957, they create a BabarBabar the Elephant
Babar the Elephant is a French children's fictional character who first appeared in Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 and enjoyed immediate success. An English language version, entitled The Story of Babar, appeared in 1933 in Britain and also in the United States. The book is based on...
disc series for the children. Maritie Carpentier adapts the texts from Jean de Brunhoff
Jean de Brunhoff
Jean de Brunhoff was a French writer and illustrator known for creating the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931. He was the fourth and youngest child of Maurice de Brunhoff, a publisher, and his wife Marguerite. He attended Protestant schools, including the prestigious Ecole Alsacienne...
while Gilbert Carpentier composes the musics. Those discs were awarded the Grand prix du disque in 1957 from the Académie Charles Cros
L'Académie Charles Cros
The Académie Charles-Cros, is an organization in France that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry....
, the French equivalent of the US Recording Academy.
TV
Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier are more famous for being pioneers of variety TV shows in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. From 1960, after a proposal from the French TV channel ORTF, they start working for the TV.
From 1960, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier head for TV by first creating numerous shows with their friends Roger Pierre
Roger Pierre
Roger Pierre was a French comedic actor.He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.-Career:...
and Jean-Marc Thibault, broadcast live
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
on the ORTF. Later on, others artists join, including Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992...
, Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...
, Jacqueline Maillan or Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy – died 30 May 2007, Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France was a French actor, director, and socialite.-Biography:...
.
Until the 1980s, they realize lots of others variety TV shows in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, being instrumental in making some French artists popular, such as Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
, Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
, Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
, Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" , "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was born in Paris.-Career:Sacha Distel, born Alexandre Distel, was a son of Russian White émigré Leonid Distel...
, Claude François
Claude François
Claude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:...
, Chantal Goya
Chantal Goya
Chantal Goya is a French singer and actress.Chantal Goya started her career as a yé-yé girl, singing a catchy mid-'60s hybrid of girl-group pop and French chanson...
, Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
, Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan
Sylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French...
, Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu
Mireille Mathieu is a French chanteuse, and pop singer. Hailed in the French press as the successor to Édith Piaf, she has achieved great commercial success, recording over 1200 songs in nine different languages, with more than 120 million records sold worldwide.-Childhood to early...
, Thierry Le Luron
Thierry Le Luron
Thierry Le Luron was a French impersonator and humorist.-External links:*...
, Eddy Mitchell
Eddy Mitchell
Eddy Mitchell is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires , taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine...
, Dalida
Dalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
, Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:...
or Joe Dassin
Joe Dassin
Joseph Ira Dassin , more commonly known as Joe Dassin, was an American singer-songwriter best known for his French songs of the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
, among others.
Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier's TV shows are recognizables by unexpected duets of artists, actors singing or singers playing, the creation of different sceneries each week, or even the scripting of their shows. Also, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier's TV shows were often live broadcast
Live television
Live television refers to a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed shows such as I Love Lucy and Gunsmoke. Video tape did not exist until 1957...
and did not promoted artists' current events.
For most of them, since their beginnings in radio and until the 1980s, their shows are recorded in the mythic studio 17 of the Buttes-Chaumont studios in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Some of their shows, the "Top à..." and "Numéro 1" series in particular, had an audience of 15 million viewers each week, and were being shown in 20 French-speaking countries.
Gilbert Carpentier was in charge of the technical part and the sceneries, while his wife Maritie Carpentier, sometimes nicknamed "la nounou des artistes" ("the artists' nanny"), was dealing with the artistic part.
In 1980, Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for the best foreign TV show.
Radio
- L’heure musicale, broadcast on Radio-LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (French)Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
- Le Club des Vedettes, broadcast on Radio-LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (French)Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
and presented by Maurice Biraud - Musique à la Clay, broadcast on Radio-LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (French)Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
and presented by Philippe Clay - Les contes de l’aigle, broadcast on Radio-LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (French)Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
- L’heure exquise, broadcast on Radio-LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (French)Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
and presented by Anne-Marie Carrière - Le miroir aux Etoiles, broadcast on Radio-LuxembourgRadio Luxembourg (French)Radio Luxembourg - 1933-1939 and 1951- is the name of a Long Wave commercial radio station that began broadcasting from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1933 as a daytime and evening service in the French language from Monday to Saturday and until 12 Noon on Sundays.The station closed down at the...
TV
- Tréteaux dans la nuit (with Francis Blanche)
- La Grande Farandole (1961–1967)
- Teuf-Teuf (1963)
- Sacha show (1963–1971, presented by Sacha DistelSacha DistelSacha Distel was a French singer and guitarist who had hits with a cover version of the Academy Award-winning "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" , "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life". He was born in Paris.-Career:Sacha Distel, born Alexandre Distel, was a son of Russian White émigré Leonid Distel...
) - Les grands enfants (1967–1970)
- Jolie poupée (1968, with Sylvie VartanSylvie VartanSylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French...
) - Les grands amis (1970, broadcast on ORTF 2nd channel)
- Deux sur la 2 (1970, with Roger PierreRoger PierreRoger Pierre was a French comedic actor.He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.-Career:...
and Jean-Marc Thibault, broadcast on ORTF 2nd channel) - Devine qui est derrière la porte ? (1973, with Roger PierreRoger PierreRoger Pierre was a French comedic actor.He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.-Career:...
and Jean-Marc Thibault) - Les maudits rois fainéants (1973, cowritten by Maritie Carpentier, with Roger PierreRoger PierreRoger Pierre was a French comedic actor.He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.-Career:...
and Jean-Marc Thibault) - Les Z'Heureux Rois Z'Henri (1974, cowritten by Maritie Carpentier, with Roger PierreRoger PierreRoger Pierre was a French comedic actor.He often appeared in comedies with Jean-Marc Thibault.Pierre died in his native Paris, aged 86, from cancer.-Career:...
and Jean-Marc Thibault) - Top à... (1972–1975, broadcast on ORTF 2nd channel)
- Dancing star (1977, with Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialy – died 30 May 2007, Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France was a French actor, director, and socialite.-Biography:...
, Marie-Paule Belle, Sylvie Vartan, Carlos, Gerard Lenorman, Michel Sardou) - Numéro 1 (1975–1982, broadcast on TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
) - Number One (1980, USA, with Catherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveCatherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
, Sylvie VartanSylvie VartanSylvie Vartan is a French singer. She was one of the first rock girls in France. Vartan was the most productive and active of the yé-yé style artists, considered as the toughest-sounding of those. Her performance often featured elaborate show-dance choreography. She made many appearances on French...
, Mireille MathieuMireille MathieuMireille Mathieu is a French chanteuse, and pop singer. Hailed in the French press as the successor to Édith Piaf, she has achieved great commercial success, recording over 1200 songs in nine different languages, with more than 120 million records sold worldwide.-Childhood to early...
, DalidaDalidaDalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
, Julien ClercJulien ClercJulien Clerc, , born as Paul Alain Leclerc on 4 October 1947 in Paris, Clerc's parents divorced when he was still young. He grew up listening to classical music in his father's home, while his mother introduced him to the music of such singers as Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf...
and Chantal GoyaChantal GoyaChantal Goya is a French singer and actress.Chantal Goya started her career as a yé-yé girl, singing a catchy mid-'60s hybrid of girl-group pop and French chanson...
) - La poupée de sucre (1983, co-written with Jean-Jacques Debout, with Chantal GoyaChantal GoyaChantal Goya is a French singer and actress.Chantal Goya started her career as a yé-yé girl, singing a catchy mid-'60s hybrid of girl-group pop and French chanson...
) - La semaine enchantée de Chantal Goya (1984, co-written with Jean-Jacques Debout, with Chantal GoyaChantal GoyaChantal Goya is a French singer and actress.Chantal Goya started her career as a yé-yé girl, singing a catchy mid-'60s hybrid of girl-group pop and French chanson...
) - Les dessous chics de Paris (1986, featuring Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
) - Embarquement immédiat (1987–1988, broadcast on FR3)
- Elsa sous la neige (December 1989, featuring ElsaElsa-Places:*Elsa, California, an unincorporated community*Elsa, Texas, a city*Elsa, Yukon, a privately-owned mining town-ELSA:*ELSA Technology, a manufacturer of computer hardware*European Law Students' Association*European League of Stuttering Associations...
) - Mes amis, mes amours (1997, a tribute to Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
, with Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
and Michel SerraultMichel SerraultMichel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...
, broadcast on France 2France 2France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
)
Tributes
- Top à Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier, broadcast on TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
on March 9, 1996 and presented by Christophe DechavanneChristophe DechavanneChristophe Dechavanne, born January 23, 1958 in Paris is a French television and radio hostand program producer.Dechavanne started working as a radio host in the early 1980s. In 1985, he presented the daily talk-show C'est encore mieux l'après-midi on the state-owned television channel Antenne 2... - Nos meilleurs moments, broadcast on TF1TF1TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
in August 2000 - Nuit du patrimoine spéciale Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier, broadcast on Paris PremièreParis PremièreParis Première is a French TV channel, available on cable, satellite and the digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on December 15, 1986 and is now wholly owned by M6.-External links:*...
on September 19, 2009 - Chabada special Carpentier broadcast on April 5, 2010 on France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
- Quand la musique est bonne special Carpentier, broadcast on TMCTélé Monte CarloTélé Monte Carlo or TMC Monte Carlo, traditionally known as TMC is a Monégasque general entertainment television channel.-History:The oldest private channel in Europe, TMC dates back to 1954, inaugurated by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco...
on May 11, 2010 - Maritie et Gilbert Carpentier is also the name of a tribute song to the married couple from the French singer BénabarBénabarBénabar is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, Renaud, Jacques Higelin and also Tom Waits. His songs describe day-to-day life events with humour and a tender cynicism...
External links
Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier archive by the French National Audiovisual InstituteInstitut national de l'audiovisuel
The Institut national de l'audiovisuel , is a repository of all French radio and television audiovisual archives. Additionally it provides customers with a free and immediate access to archives of countries such as Afghanistan and Cambodia...
Gilbert Carpentier on IMDb (incomplete) Maritie Carpentier on IMDb (incomplete)