Botrel, Théodore
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Birthname | Jean Baptiste Théodore Marie Botrel | ||||
born on | 14 September 1868 at 03:00 (= 03:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Dinan, France, 48n27, 2w02 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m2w02 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright. He is best known for his popular songs about his native Brittany, of which the most famous is 'La Paimpolaise.' During World War I he became France's official "Bard of the Armies."
He died on 28 July 1925 in Pont-Aven, Brittany, France. His incomplete autobiography, "souvenirs d'un barde errant," was published after his death.
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Source Notes
Birth certificate in Didier Geslain archive, 'chanteurs' pdf file, p. 36.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script
- Vocation : Writers : Poet