Léon Zitrone

Léon Zitrone

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.

  • Title: Léon Zitrone
  • Popularity: 5.555
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1914-11-25
  • Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Léon Zitrone Movies

  • 1987
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    Dorothée Show

    Dorothée Show

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1974
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    Mariage

    Mariage

    5.4 1974 HD

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  • 1985
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    Le Mariage du siècle

    Le Mariage du siècle

    5.3 1985 HD

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  • 1967
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    Vivre pour vivre

    Vivre pour vivre

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1964
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    Clémentine chérie

    Clémentine chérie

    6 1964 HD

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  • 1970
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    Laissez-les vivre!

    Laissez-les vivre!

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1977
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    Drôles de zèbres

    Drôles de zèbres

    3.1 1977 HD

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  • 1961
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    Cocagne

    Cocagne

    4 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Portrait-robot

    Portrait-robot

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    Rue des Prairies

    Rue des Prairies

    6.8 1959 HD

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  • 1982
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    Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ

    Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ

    6.1 1982 HD

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  • 1971
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    La Lucarne magique

    La Lucarne magique

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1961
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    Le puits aux trois vérités

    Le puits aux trois vérités

    6.3 1961 HD

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  • 1983
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    Les mots pour le dire

    Les mots pour le dire

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1972
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    Les intrus

    Les intrus

    1 1972 HD

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

    La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

    7.2 2022 HD

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  • 1969
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    Les gros malins

    Les gros malins

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1963
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    Méfiez-vous, mesdames !

    Méfiez-vous, mesdames !

    5.667 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    Le caïd de Champignol

    Le caïd de Champignol

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1972
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    J'ai tout donné

    J'ai tout donné

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1984
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    American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

    6.2 1984 HD

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  • 1963
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    Le coup de bambou

    Le coup de bambou

    3.3 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    Un garçon, une fille. Le 17ème ciel

    Un garçon, une fille. Le 17ème ciel

    5 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    Train d'enfer

    Train d'enfer

    3 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Actualités télérévisées

    Actualités télérévisées

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1961
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    Леон Гаррос ищет друга

    Леон Гаррос ищет друга

    10 1961 HD

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  • 1967
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    Vivre pour vivre

    Vivre pour vivre

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1980
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    La Boum

    La Boum

    6.6 1980 HD

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  • 1975
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    Bons baisers de Hong Kong

    Bons baisers de Hong Kong

    4.7 1975 HD

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  • 1968
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    À bout portant

    À bout portant

    8 1968 HD

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  • 1956
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    Eurovision Song Contest

    Eurovision Song Contest

    6.9 1956 HD

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  • 1965
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    Dim Dam Dom

    Dim Dam Dom

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

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  • 2022
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    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    6.6 2022 HD

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  • 1975
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    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1956
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    En direct de...

    En direct de...

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1976
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    30 millions d'amis

    30 millions d'amis

    5.8 1976 HD

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