Léon Zitrone

Léon Zitrone

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1914-11-25
Deathday: 1995-11-25 (81 years old)

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Biography

Léon Zitrone (25 November 1914 – 25 November 1995) was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.


Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. He arrived in France with his family fleeing communism at the age of six. He graduated from the ESJ Paris. He began by training in scientific studies but his mastership of Russian, French, English and German gave him entrance in 1948 to the radio foreign broadcasting services of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF). In 1959, he joined the television activity of RTF. From 1961, he became news presenter, function he occupied for nearly 20 years, first until 1975, on the first French television channel (now TF1), then also on Antenne 2, the other public service channel. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach called him back in 1979. He then took charge of the news program during the week-end (his contract was established until 1 February 1981). He would come back for those news programs also during the Easter and Pentecost week-ends.


But Léon Zitrone's celebrity is due to the programs he presented or co-presented. He was host of the televised program Intervilles (French counterpart of Britain's It's a Knockout) with Guy Lux. He commented 6 times the Tour de France, and he is remembered for his prodigious memory for names of riders. He presented the Olympics for 8 times, commented the Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions and presented 16 Bastille Day military parades. Above all, he was the key-commenter for big events, such as weddings, burials or investitures of world's key figures, some thirty of them during the course of his career.


In 1978, following French singer Marie Myriam's victory the previous year, the Eurovision song contest took place in Paris. Léon Zitrone co-presented with Denise Fabre and made the presentation in English.


In 1984, Zitrone took a leading role in the movie American Dreamer.


He died from a cerebral hemorrhage on his 81st birthday, 25 November 1995, at the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris.


Source: Article "Léon Zitrone" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 38

Movies 25

self 18

TV Shows 13

Voice 1

Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022)

TV
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

Movie
Vigile
Dorothée Show

Dorothée Show (1987)

Movie
Voix du commentateur (voice)
Marriage of the Century

Marriage of the Century (1985)

Movie
Ivan Stranauvlitch
American Dreamer

American Dreamer (1984)

Movie
Les mots pour le dire

Les mots pour le dire (1983)

Movie
Presenter of the circus games
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982)

Movie
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Lui-même
The Party

The Party (1980)

Movie
9
Race Commentator
Drôles de zèbres

Drôles de zèbres (1977)

Movie
Self / Self - Host
30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis (1976)

TV
Espion français
From Hong Kong with Love

From Hong Kong with Love (1975)

Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Self
Apostrophes

Apostrophes (1975)

TV
Self
Midi Première

Midi Première (1975)

TV
lui-même
Marriage

Marriage (1974)

Movie
Self
Midi trente

Midi trente (1972)

TV
Le journaliste
Menace

Menace (1972)

Movie
Une personnalité
La Lucarne magique

La Lucarne magique (1971)

Movie
Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

TV
Self - Narrator
Let Them Live!

Let Them Live! (1970)

Movie
Self - Interviewer
À bout portant

À bout portant (1968)

TV
lui-même / Le présentateur télé
Live for Life

Live for Life (1967)

Movie
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Seventeenth Heaven

Seventeenth Heaven (1966)

Movie
Himself
Operation Double Cross

Operation Double Cross (1965)

Movie
Self (voice)
Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom (1965)

TV
lui-même à la télévision (image d'archives)
Clémentine chérie

Clémentine chérie (1964)

Movie
Actualités télérévisées

Actualités télérévisées (1964)

Movie
Self - (segment "Françoise Sagan") / Self - (segment "Une aventure de la culture, Grenoble") / Self - Segment 4: Un grand pianiste français)
New Reports from France

New Reports from France (1964)

TV
Self
Be Careful Ladies

Be Careful Ladies (1963)

Movie
Le Coup de bambou

Le Coup de bambou (1963)

Movie
Le journaliste télé
Assassin's Check

Assassin's Check (1962)

Movie
Three Faces of Sin

Three Faces of Sin (1961)

Movie
acteur
Cocagne

Cocagne (1961)

Movie
Léon Garros
Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend

Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend (1961)

Movie
lui-même
Rue de Paris

Rue de Paris (1959)

Movie
Self - Presenter
Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest (1956)

TV
Self / Présentateur / Reporter
En direct de...

En direct de... (1956)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.01
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1964
1971
1968
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1914-11-25

Deathday
1995-11-25 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Citizenships
France

Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour


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