Jean Wiener
Jean Wiener
Biography
Jean Wiener (or Wiéner) (19 March 1896, 14th arrondissement of Paris – 8 June 1982, Paris) was a French pianist and composer. Wiener was trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied alongside Darius Milhaud, and worked with Erik Satie. He then embarked on a career as concert impresario, composer and pianist. He was the house pianist at the Gaya bar, and later at Le Boeuf sur le Toit. In 1924, a chance encounter with Clement Doucet (who succeeded him at Le Boeuf) brought him into the world of popular music. Already a jazz enthusiast, Wiener found fame with Doucet in the music hall s of Europe as a piano duo, under the name "Wiener et Doucet" in which they performed classical music, hot dance and jazz. The two friends recorded many duos between 1925 and 1937. After the end of the war in 1945, Wiener devoted himself fully to composition, notably film music (working on more than 300), as well as the opening theme music for ORTF's film history program "History speechless" (History without words). He was of some significance in the promotion of new music, both by his friends in the Les Six (Milhaud, Poulenc, etc.), and by composers such as Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. His compositions involve the use of jazz informed by French wit and elegance. His daughter, Elizabeth Wiener, is an actress, singer and singer-songwriter. Jean Wiener published his memoirs in 1978 as Allegro Appassionato. Source: Article "Jean Wiener" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
87
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-03-19 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Acting

1976

Duelle as Au piano

1972

Midi trente as Self

1971

Samedi soir as Self

1971

The Wedding Ring as Not available

1965

Lady L as Krajewski

1959

Discorama as Self

1959

Stop the Massacre as Pianist

1955

School for Love as Piano Teacher (uncredited)

1943

The Heart of a Nation as (uncredited)

1939

Behind the Facade as Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited)

1922

The Woman from Nowhere as Le pianiste
Crew

1987

L'âge de Monsieur est avancé Original Music Composer

1982

Le Crime d'amour Original Music Composer

1982

Love Letters in Somalia Original Music Composer

1974

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir Original Music Composer

1971

On the Lam Original Music Composer

1970

The Demise of Father Mouret Original Music Composer

1970

Les Ajoncs Music

1969

God Chose Paris Original Music Composer

1969

A Gentle Woman Original Music Composer

1968

The Diary of an Innocent Boy Original Music Composer

1967

Mouchette Original Music Composer

1967

The Golem Original Music Composer

1967

Les filous Original Music Composer

1966

Au Hasard Balthazar Original Music Composer

1965

Our Agent Tiger Original Music Composer

1965

Merlusse Original Music Composer

1962

Quatrevingt-treize Sound Director

1960

Pantalaskas Original Music Composer

1958

A Woman Like Satan Original Music Composer

1958

Be Beautiful and Shut Up Original Music Composer

1958

Neither Seen Nor Recognized Original Music Composer

1958

Seventh Heaven Original Music Composer

1957

Lovers of Paris Original Music Composer

1957

La Garçonne Original Music Composer

1957

Notre Dame, cathédrale de Paris Original Music Composer

1955

Station 307 Original Music Composer

1955

School for Love Original Music Composer

1954

The Count of Monte Cristo Original Music Composer

1954

Touchez Pas au Grisbi Original Music Composer

1953

Dust of Life Original Music Composer

1952

Forgotten Stones Original Music Composer

1951

Under the Paris Sky Original Music Composer

1950

The Century Is Fifty Original Music Composer

1949

The Perfume of the Lady in Black Original Music Composer

1949

L'Escadron blanc Original Music Composer

1949

The Mark of the Day Original Music Composer

1949

Rendezvous in July Original Music Composer

1947

Panic Original Music Composer

1946

Back Streets of Paris Original Music Composer

1944

The Lightning Rod Thief Original Music Composer

1943

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint Original Music Composer

1943

The Passengers of Ursa Major Original Music Composer

1943

The Scarecrow Original Music Composer

1940

Cristobal's Gold Original Music Composer

1939

The Last Turning Original Music Composer

1938

The Woman at the End of the World Original Music Composer

1938

Le Messager de la lumière Original Music Composer

1937

L'Homme sans cœur Original Music Composer

1937

Nights of Fire Original Music Composer

1936

Quand minuit sonnera Original Music Composer

1936

The Crime of Monsieur Lange Original Music Composer

1936

The Lower Depths Music

1936

The Tomboy Music

1936

Klokslag twaalf Music

1935

La Bandera Original Music Composer

1935

Phénomènes électriques Original Music Composer

1934

The Adventurer Music

1934

S. S. Tenacity Music

1934

Maria Chapdelaine Original Music Composer

1933

Une vie perdue Music

1933

The Man with the Hispano Original Music Composer

1925

The Crazy Ray Original Music Composer