Victor Alix

Victor Alix

Composer. Born 17 February 1886 in Cherbourg, France. Died 13 November 1968.

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Born
17 February 1886, Cherbourg, France
Died
13 November 1968

Biography

Victor Alix (1886–1968) was a French composer and conductor. He wrote numerous operettas, songs and light orchestral works, as well as scores for early sound films.

Born in Cherbourg, he was the son of an organist. His stage works include the operettas Princesse Lily (1921), You-You (1922), Lulu (1922) and Les Bleus de l'amour (1926). He co-composed the original orchestral and choral score, with Léo Pouget, for Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), prepared for the film’s Paris premiere.

Alix also supplied music for films including Le Défenseur (1930) and Azaïs (1931). He received the Prix Joubert in 1941, the Prix Labbé in 1948 and the Prix Centenaire in 1950.

Films and series