Georges Auric
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French composer
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1899-02-15 ) 15 February 1899, Lodève , Hérault , France
- Died
- 23 July 1983 (1983-07-23) (aged 84), Paris, France
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Lodève
- Place of death
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Educated at
- Schola Cantorum de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Georges Caussade
- Field of work
- film score
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- classical music
- Image
- Georges Auric 1940.jpg
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- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- Commons category
- Georges Auric
- date of birth
- 1899-02-15
- date of death
- 1983-07-23
- name in native language
- Georges Auric
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Georges Auric
- birth name
- Georges Abel Louis Auric
- copyright representative
- SACEM
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Encyclopedic overview
Georges Auric ( French: [ʒɔʁʒ ɔʁik]; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of Les Six, a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions. He also had a long and distinguished career as a film composer.
Early life and education
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