Félix Baumaine

Félix Baumaine, full name Félix Gratien Baumaine, (4 December 1828[1] – 3 January 1881[2][3]) was a 19th-century French playwright, composer and chansonnier.

Félix Baumaine
Born
Félix Gratien Baumaine

4 December 1828
Reims
Died3 January 1881(1881-01-03) (aged 52)
Courbevoie
OccupationPlaywright, composer, chansonnier

The son of Joseph Baumaine, director of the shows in the city of Reims, Felix Baumaine is known for his collaboration with Charles Blondelet with whom he composed many songs played especially in cafés-concerts. He was thus himself the author of 1300 songs. During the last years of his life, Félix Baumaine was administrator of the café-concert des Ambassadeurs. He was the father of actress Juliette Baumaine.

Works
  • 1868: Le beau Paris, in collaboration with Charles Blondelet, saynete-bouffe set in music by Léon Roques; Egrot
  • 1879: L'assommoir procédé d'une conférence sur l'Assommoir, ambiguë parodie in one act in collaboration with Charles Blondelet; Le Bailly
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References
  1. Archives de la Marne, commune de Reims, birth certificate n°1326, year 1828 (page 331/353)
  2. "Nécrologie dans le Figaro du 4 janvier 1881 page 2". Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. Archives des Hauts de Seine, commune de Courbevoie, death certificate n°4, year 1881 (accessdate 5 May 2015)
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