Vincent Scotto
Vincent Scotto was a French composer.
Biography
Early life
Vincent Scotto was born on 21 April 1874 in Marseille to Pasquale Scotto d'Aniello and Antonia Intartaglia, from the island of Procida, north of the Gulf of Naples.Career
He started his career in Marseille in 1906 and later moved to Paris. Over the course of a lifetime, he wrote 4,000 songs as well as 60 operettas. He was friends with Marcel Pagnol and wrote music for his films. Over time, he wrote music for about fifty films in the 1940s and 1950s, and he sometimes appeared in them as an actor.In 1973, a biographical TV film was broadcast, La Vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto.
Death
He died on 15 November 1952 in Paris.Legacy
- A bust of Vincent Scotto by sculptor André Arbus can be found facing the Vieux Port in Place aux Huiles, Marseille.
- The Square Vincent Scotto in Aix-en-Provence is named for him.
Selected filmography
The Sweetness of Loving The Adventurer of Tunis Kiss Me To the Polls, Citizens Clochard Bach the Millionaire The Agony of the Eagles Three Sailors In the Land of the Sun Merlusse His Excellency Antonin Happy Arenas Little One Marinella Charley's Aunt- Bach the Detective Topaze Cinderella The Kiss of Fire Monsieur Bégonia Blanchette Romarin Sarati the Terrible Mirages That's Sport Prince of My Heart If You Return The Gutter Monsieur Brotonneau My Aunt the Dictator Strange Suzy Madame Sans-Gêne The Chain Breaker Romance for Three The Law of Spring Room 13 Domino Mistral Song of the Clouds The Grand Hotel Affair Counter Investigation Woman Without a Past If It Makes You Happy Colomba My Aunt from Honfleur The Little Zouave Three Sailors in a Convent Minne Adele's Gift That Rascal Anatole The Priest of Saint-Amour In the Land of the Sun
- ''When Do You Commit Suicide?''