Georges Van Parys

Georges Van Parys (7 June 1902 in Paris – 28 January 1971 in Paris) was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vice-president of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique. He is buried in the cemetery at Villiers-sur-Marne.

Operettas

1922: Madame la Comtesse 1923: Une bonne à rien faire 1927: Voila le printemps 1936: Prends la route 1941: Petites Annonces 1941: L'École buissonnière 1943: Une femme par jour 1946: Virginie Déjazet 1946: Les Chasseurs d'images 1949: La Tour Eiffel qui tue 1950: Tristoeil et Brunehouille 1951: L'Affaire Fualdès (about murder of A.B. Fualdès & subsequent trial) 1951: La Reine-Mère 1953: Que d'eau, que d'eau 1956: Minnie-Moustache 1960: Le Jeu des dames 1961: La Belle de Paris

With Philippe Parès :

1927: Quand y en a pour deux 1927: Lulu, libretto Serge Véber, Théâtre Daunou 1927: La Petite Dame du Train bleu 1928: L'Eau à la bouche 1929: Louis XIV 1930: Le cœur y est 1931: Couss-Couss 1937: Ma petite amie 1945: On cherche un roi 1957: Le Moulin Sans-Souci

Partial filmography

The Woman and the Puppet (1929) Black and White (1931) I'll Be Alone After Midnight (1931) The Lovers of Midnight (1931) Sailor's Song (1932) Rouletabille the Aviator (1932) A Son from America (1932) The Old Devil (1933) The Crime of Bouif (1933) Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1933) Zouzou (1934) Coralie and Company (1934) The Ideal Woman (1934) Gold in the Street (1934) Youth (1934) The House on the Dune (1934) Beautiful Days (1935) Counsel for Romance (1936) The Happy Road (1936) Gargousse (1938) My Priest Among the Rich (1938) The Train for Venice (1938) Mother Love (1938) The Path of Honour (1939) Extenuating Circumstances (1939) Miquette (1940) The Mondesir Heir (1940) First Ball (1941) Moulin Rouge (1941) Romance of Paris (1941) The Suitors Club (1941) The Acrobat (1941) Prince Charming (1942) Frederica (1942) Bolero (1942) At Your Command, Madame (1942) My Priest Among the Rich (1932) The Benefactor (1942) Sideral Cruises (1942) Mademoiselle Béatrice (1943) Marie-Martine (1943) The Midnight Sun (1943) Behold Beatrice (1944) The Eleventh Hour Guest (1945) Not So Stupid (1946) Third at Heart (1947) Sybille's Night (1947) Something to Sing About (1947) Four Knaves (1947) Last Chance Castle (1947) The Cupboard Was Bare (1948) The Loves of Colette (1948) White as Snow (1948) The Heart on the Sleeve (1948) Scandal (1948) A Change in the Wind (1949) The Voice of Dreams (1949) A Certain Mister (1950) Tuesday's Guest (1950) Old Boys of Saint-Loup (1950) Lady Paname (1950) Voyage for Three (1950) Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman (1950) Rome Express (1950) Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951) This Age Without Pity (1952) Love, Madame (1952) Twelve Hours of Happiness (1952) They Were Five (1952) Wonderful Mentality (1953) Virgile (1953) A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953) Le Secret d'Hélène Marimon (1954) The Beautiful Otero (1954) Madame du Barry (1954) Service Entrance (1954) Les Intrigantes (1954) Mam'zelle Nitouche (1954) Scènes de ménage (1954) Les Impures (1954) Les Diaboliques (1955) Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (1955) Sophie and the Crime (1955) Maid in Paris (1956) Comme un cheveu sur la soupe (1956) It Happened in Aden (1956) Meeting in Paris (1956) Women's Club (1956) Charming Boys (1957) Nathalie (1957) Until the Last One (1957) La Tour, prends garde ! (1958) Marie of the Isles (1959) Nathalie, Secret Agent (1959) Nina (1959) Guinguette (1959) Le Tracassin (1961) Captain Fracasse (1961) Girl on the Road (1962) Mandrin (1962) Arsène Lupin Versus Arsène Lupin (1962) The Bamboo Stroke (1963) Monsieur (1964) Coplan Takes Risks (1964) The Lace Wars (1965) Leontine (1968)