Gérard Carlier

Gérard Carlier
Carlier (left) with Irène Élisabeth Reinert and Joe Hajos
Born20 December 1905
Died7 November 1975 (aged 69)
Other namesGerd Karlick
OccupationWriter
Years active1939-1966 (film)

Gérard Carlier (1905–1975), born Eugen Artur Gerhard "Gerd" Karlick was a German-born French songwriter and screenwriter.[1] He wrote songs for the Comedian Harmonists in Berlin, then moved to France and worked on several scripts for films starring the comedian Fernandel in the postwar era.

Selected songs

  • "Ich hab für Dich 'nen Blumentopf bestellt" (Bootz/Karlick) – 1930
  • "Wie schnell vergißt man, was einmal war" (Bootz/Karlick) – 1931
  • "Reg' Dich nicht auf, wenn mal was schief geht" (Bootz/Karlick) – 1931
  • "Hasch' mich, mein Liebling, hasch' mich" (Glanzberg/Karlick) – 1931
  • "Einmal wird Dein Herz mir gehören" (Glanzberg/Karlick) – 1931
  • "Schöne Isabella aus Kastilien" (Bootz/Karlick) – 1932
  • "Die ersten Blumen im Mai" (Tango) – 1932
  • "Ich bin so scharf auf Erika" (Foxtrot) (Bootz/Karlick)
  • "Wenn die Sonja russisch tanzt"

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Van Heuckelom p.266

Bibliography

  • Kris Van Heuckelom. Polish Migrants in European Film 1918–2017. Springer, 2019.
  • Georg Maria von Coellen. Texte und Musik nach Maß. Gerd Karlick in Der Artist, No. 2569 vol 14. March 1935.