The Prix de Rome or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them to stay in Rome for three to five years at the expense of the state. The prize was extended to architecture in 1720, music in 1803, and engraving in 1804. The prestigious award was abolished in 1968 by André Malraux, the Minister of Culture.
Jean Yanne, the artist name of Jean Gouyé, was a French actor, writer, film director and composer. He was born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis and died in Morsains (Marne).
Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli is a French actor and filmmaker of Ticino descent. He has one of the longest careers in French cinema, and is regarded worldwide as a symbol of France's film history, more specifically of the 1960s and 70s.
Marlène Jobert is a French actress, singer and author.
François Périer,, born François Pillu in Paris, was a French actor.
Alain Poiré was a French film producer and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, and died in Neuilly-Sur-Seine.
The Loewenguth Quartet was a string quartet music ensemble led by the French violinist Alfred Loewenguth. It was particularly famous for performances of classical repertoire such as Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn quartets, and was active from the 1930s to the 1970s.
The Henry Malherbe Prize is a French literary award created in 1953 by the Association des écrivains combattants. Named for Henry Malherbe, who received the Prix Goncourt in 1917, it is awarded every year for an essay.
François Fayt is a French composer. Born in Argences, he studied music at the Conservatory of Versailles and then the École Normale de Musique de Paris. He took advanced courses with Marcel Ciampi and Aldo Ciccolini.
Jacques Bernard is a French actor. His mother, Josyane, was a motion picture actress active from the end of the 1920s until the beginning of sound film. He appeared in Les Enfants terribles (1949) by Jean-Pierre Melville and Dear Caroline (1950).
The prix Antonin Artaud was a French literary prize created by Jean Digot and a few poets on 24 May 1951 in Rodez, in memory of Antonin Artaud, and was awarded for the last time in 2008.
The Théâtre de la Michodière is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, rue de La Michodière in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by Auguste Bluysen in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre.
Michel Michalakakos is a French contemporary violist.
Louis-Jacques Rondeleux was a 20th-century French lyrical artist (baritone).
The Via Nova Quartet is a French string quartet ensemble established in 1968.
Pierre Georges Cornil Jansen was a French film scores composer. He was in particular the permanent collaborator of Claude Chabrol for whom he composed the music for many films.
The Parisii Quartet is a French string quartet ensemble founded in 1981.
The Parrenin Quartet is a French chamber music ensemble for two violons, viola and cello.
