Ray Ventura

Ray Ventura

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

16/04/1908

Day of Death

29/03/1979
(71) years old

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Biography

Raymond Ventura (16 April 1908, Paris, France – 29 March 1979, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a French jazz pianist and bandleader. He helped popularize jazz in France in the 1930s. His nephew was singer Sacha Distel. Ventura was born to a Jewish family. In 1925 he was the pianist for the Collegiate... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1963

L'assassin connaît la musique

as Self (uncredited)

1953

Femmes de Paris

as Self

1951

Monte Carlo Baby

as Ray Ventura

1939

Feux de joie

as Self

1938

Quadrille

as Himself (as Ray Ventura et ses Collégien...

Crew

1991

Night Fun

as Producer

1966

Our Men in Bagdad

as Producer

1958

Love Is My Profession

as Producer

1956

Forgive Our Trespasses

as Producer

1956

Plucking the Daisy

as Producer

1955

Le Crâneur

as Producer

1955

Lovers' Net

as Producer

1952

Desperate Decision

as Producer

1952

French Touch

as Producer

1951

Monte Carlo Baby

as Producer

1950

Le Roi Pandore

as Producer

1949

Une femme par jour

as Producer

1938

Beautiful Star

as Orchestrator

1938

Quadrille

as Orchestrator

1935

Le Billet de mille

as Musician