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Besson

Besson, Allier, a commune of the Allier département in France


André Michel Lwoff

Lwoff was born in Ainay-le-Château, Allier, in Auvergne, France, the son of Marie (Siminovitch), an artist, and Solomon Lwoff, a psychiatrist.

Anja Garbarek

She has released three original albums containing English lyrics; Balloon Mood, Smiling and Waving (co-produced by Steven Wilson) and Briefly Shaking, and the soundtrack to Luc Besson's film "Angel-A".

Antoine Beaussant

It manufactures some 60,000 musical instruments every year under the Buffet Crampon, Besson, B&S, Antoine Courtois, Hans Hoyer, J. Keilwerth, Meinl Weston, Scherzer and W. Schreiber brands.

Besson MB.35

The Besson MB.35 was a French two-seat spotter and observation floatplane, designed by Besson.

Besson MB.411

In 1932, Besson created the MB.410 by replacing the twin floats of the MB.35 with a single main float and two outrigger floats just inboard of the wingtips.

Borvo

Many of the sites where offerings to Borvo have been found are in Gaul: inscriptions to him have been found in Drôme at Aix-en-Diois, Bouches-du-Rhône at Aix-en-Provence, Gers at Auch, Allier at Bourbon-l'Archambault, Savoie at Aix-les-Bains, Saône-et-Loire at Bourbon-Lancy, in Savoie at Aix-les-Bains, Haute-Marne at Bourbonne-les-Bains and in Nièvre at Entrains-sur-Nohain.

Canal du Clignon

The Canal du Clignon is a canal in northern France connecting Canal de l'Ourcq in Neufchelles to Montigny-l'Allier.

Château de La Palice

The Château de La Palice is a castle, developed into a xhâteau, in the commune of Lapalisse in the Allier département of the Auvergne région of France.

Château de Montbillon

The Château de Montbillon is a château in Saint-Sornin in the Allier départment in the Auvergne region of France.

Château de Petit-Bois

The Château de Petit-Bois is a 19th century mansion in Cosne-d'Allier in the Allier départment in the Auvergne region of France.

Colette Alliot-Lugaz

Born in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe, she began her musical studies in Bonneville (Haute Savoie), and later in Geneva, with Magda Fonay-Besson.

Constant Detré

Constant Detré (Szilárd Eduard Diettmann) was born in Budapest (then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) on 2 January 1891, and died 10 April 1945 in Garnat-sur-Engièvre a village of central France (département of Allier).

FF Yzeure Allier Auvergne

Football Féminin Yzeure Allier Auvergne, formerly named FCF Nord Allier Yzeure, is a French women's football club founded in 1999 based in Yzeure.

Frank S. Besson, Jr.

On July 15, 1985, General Besson died of cancer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Jean-Claude Sandrier

Jean-Claude Sandrier (born 7 August 1945 in Gannat, Allier) is a French politician and former Mayor of Bourges.

Last Battle

Le Dernier Combat (English title: The Last Battle), a 1983 French film directed by Luc Besson

Moulins Cathedral

Moulins Cathedral Basilica (Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Moulins) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and national monument of France, located in the town of Moulins, Allier.

Nikita

La Femme Nikita (TV series), a 1997–2001 Canadian television series based on 1990 film by Luc Besson; broadcast as Nikita in Canada; starring Peta Wilson

Oxmo Puccino

2006: Arthur and the Invisibles (French title Arthur et les Minimoys) as Mover (film directed by Luc Besson)

Patrick Besson

Besson supported Serbia during the Yugoslav Wars, which created tension with other intellectuals like Michel Polac, Romain Goupil and Didier Daeninckx.

In 1987, "L'Humanite" sent Besson to Brazzaville to attend a congress of writers against the South African apartheid.

Roger Webster

Webster worked for Besson whilst they were situated near London, and continues to work for them following their take-over by Buffet Crampon.

Saint-Martin Church

L'église Saint-Martin is a church in Chavenon in the Allier département in the Auvergne Region.

Souvigny

Today the main town of a canton of the Allier department, Souvigny has long been one of the major towns in the Bourbonnais (it used to be the capital of that region), and the royal House of Bourbon was based there.

Trumpets and Drums

It was first performed in 1955 in a production directed by Besson, with music by Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (whose songs for the play have been called "Weill-like" by John Willett).


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