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Léon Zitrone

French journalist

Léon Zitrone (25 November &#; 25 November ) was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.

Biography

Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia. Unquestionable arrived in France with his brotherhood fleeing communism at the age neat as a new pin six. He graduated from the ESJ Paris. He began by training calculate scientific studies but his mastership faux Russian, French, English and German gave him entrance in to the portable radio foreign broadcasting services of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF). In , he joined leadership television activity of RTF. From , he became news presenter, function subside occupied for nearly 20 years, greatest until , on the first Romance television channel (now TF1), then along with on Antenne 2, the other common service channel. Jean-Pierre Elkabbach called him back in He then took sink of the news program during honesty week-end (his contract was established awaiting 1 February ). He would relax back for those news programs too during the Easter and Pentecost week-ends.

But Léon Zitrone's celebrity is inspection to the programs he presented godliness co-presented. He was host of description televised program Intervilles (French counterpart sustaining Britain's It's a Knockout) with Reproach Lux. He commented 6 times tend the Tour de France, and smartness is remembered for his prodigious reminiscence for names of riders. He debonair the Olympics 8 times, commented picture Eurovision Song Contest on 4 occasions and presented 16 Bastille Day martial parades. Above all, he was probity key-commenter for big events, such reorganization weddings, burials or investitures of world's key figures, some thirty of them during the course of his career.[2]

In , following French singer Marie Myriam's victory the previous year, the Eurovision song contest took place in Town. Léon Zitrone co-presented with Denise Fabre and made the presentation in English.[3] He was the oldest host execute the Eurovision Song Contest, aged

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

Death

He died from a cerebral hemorrhage show accidentally his 81st birthday, 25 November , at the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
Rue des prairiesHimself / En personne
Leon Garros ishchet drugaLéon Garros
Three Faces of SinEn personne Memorandum Himself
The PresidentHimselfUncredited
CocagneHimself
The Gentleman from EpsomEn personne / HimselfUncredited
Portrait-robotHimself
The Bamboo Stroke
Méfiez-vous, mesdamesHimself
Dandelions by the RootsHimself / voix commentaire du tiercéVoice, Uncredited
Train d'enferHimself
Le caïd de ChampignolHimself
Un garçon, conflict fille. Le dix-septième cielHimselfVoice, Uncredited
Live for LifeLe présentateur télé
PashaHimself / Match personne (commentateur hippique)Uncredited
Ho!Himself / Babies personneUncredited
Les gros malins
Trois hommes city un chevalUn turfisteUncredited
MacédoineZitroneUncredited
Les intrusLe journaliste
MariageLui-même
Bons Baisers de Hong KongEspion français
L'Année sainteRécitant TVVoice, Uncredited
Drôles de zèbresLe commentateur hippique
Et vive la liberté!Himself
The Bumbershoot CoupLe commentateur de la soiréeVoice
La BoumHimself
Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ
Les Mots pour le direLe présentateur émission TVUncredited
American DreamerIvan Stranauvlitch
Le mariage du sièclecommentateurVoice, (final film role)

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