Jean Sablon

Actor
BirthdayMar 25, 1906 (88 years old)
DeathdayFeb 24, 1994
Place of birthNogent-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
GenderMale

Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne 25 March 1906 – Cannes 24 February 1994) was a French singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was one of the first French singers to immerse himself in jazz. The man behind several songs by big French and American names, he was the first to use a microphone on a French stage in 1936. Star of vinyl and the radio, he left France in 1937 to take up a contract with NBC in the United States. His radio and later televised shows made him a huge star in America. Henceforth the most international of French singers among his contemporaries, he became an ambassador of French songwriting and dedicated his career to touring internationally, occasionally returning to France to appear on stage. His sixty-one year career came to an end in 1984. Sablon was born in Nogent-sur-Marne, the son of a composer, with brothers and sisters who had successful careers of their own in musical entertainment. A pupil at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris, Jean Sablon dropped out, intending to study at the Conservatory of Paris. Too late, however, to apply for his year, he concentrated immediately on a professional singing career. He made his debut at the age of seventeen in an operetta in Paris. It was in operettas that he came to share the stage in 1923 first with Jean Gabin in La Dame en Décolleté and then with Charles Boyer and Falconetti in Simili in 1925. 1927 found him appearing in the review of Au Temps de Gastounet (written by Rip) with Jacqueline Delubac. It was Paul Colin who created the first billboard for the young singer. After appearing in the operetta "Lulu" with Fernand Gravey, he embarked on a transatlantic journey to Rio de Janeiro in the company of Georges Milton and Alice Cocéa for the inauguration of the Copacabana Palace (1928). In 1929, Jean Sablon recorded his first demo record for Columbia with Georges Van Parys, as well as sharing the stage in the operetta Vive Leroy with Arletty, Dranem and Jacqueline Delubac and then Music Hall with Damia and Germaine Rouer. The following year, he appeared in Cocktail 328 with Damia again, as well as making his first film, Chacun sa Chance, the same year, with Jean Gabin who also made his film debut with him. Henri Diamant-Berger approached Sablon in 1931 for the making of Tante Aurélie alongside his sister Germaine Sablon. That year, he was back on stage in La Revue Argentine, then Parade de Femmes with Carlos Gardel. It was in 1931 that he met Mireille, whose song "Couchés dans le foin" became a great success, the introduction being made by the editor Raoul Breton. Other important encounter in 1931, Jean discovered the guitarist Django Reinhardt in La Boîte à Matelots. On stage, Jean appeared with Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris in Paris qui brille. ... Source: Article "Jean Sablon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Piano Specialty (uncredited)

Mar 29, 1939

Self

Jan 16, 1982

Jean Dartaud

Dec 19, 1930

Self

Jan 12, 1972

Self (archive footage)

Mar 26, 1984

Self

Dec 16, 1968

Self

Jan 9, 1971

Self

Mar 6, 1972

Self, Self - Host

Apr 5, 1975

Self

Nov 28, 1951

Self

Nov 4, 1971

Self

Jan 19, 1975

Self

Feb 4, 1959

Piano Specialty (uncredited)

Mar 29, 1939

Self

Jan 16, 1982

Jean Dartaud

Dec 19, 1930

Self

Jan 12, 1972

Self (archive footage)

Mar 26, 1984

Self

Dec 16, 1968

Acting


Participated in 4 movies, 11 TV series

1984

Self (archive footage)


1982


1975

Self, Self - Host


1975



1972




1971



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