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'''Maurice Féaudierre''', better known by his pen-name, '''Serge''', was born in Paris on 14 December 1901. He was a French journalist, chronicler, painter and illustrator, whose main interests were circus, variety, and the Gypsies—which were the subjects of his many books, paintings and drawings, magazine articles, and radio shows.
 
He produced and presented over the years several radio shows, such as ''Panorama des Variétés'', ''Les Jeux du Cirque'', ''Jeudi au Cirque'', ''Circoradio'', etc., and his writings have been published in many newspapers and magazines—''Le Crapouillot'', ''Comœdia'', ''[[Les Nouvelles littéraires]]'' among them. As an artist, he was awarded a ''Grand prix'' at the Exposition internationale de Paris in 1937. He always illustrated his own books.
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'''Maurice Féaudierre''' (1901–1992), better known by his pen-name, Serge, was a [[France|French]] journalist, chronicler, painter and illustrator, whose main interests were the circus and the Gypsies, which were the subjects of his many books, paintings and drawings, magazine articles, and radio shows. He was a well known figure of the "Tout-Paris" of the theater and entertainment scene during his lifetime. He showed also a keen interest in magic, and had worked as a ventriloquist. His writing and speaking styles were famous for their wonderful flourish—which his recognizable, high-pitched voice made even more evident on his radio shows.
He was a well-known figure of the "Tout-Paris" of the theater and entertainment scene during his lifetime. He was the President of the French ''Académie du Cirque et du Music-Hall''. Maurice Féaudierre showed a keen interest in magic, and often said that he had worked as a ventriloquist. His writing and speaking styles were famous for their wonderful flourish—which his recognizable, high-pitched voice made even more spectacular on his radio shows. He died in Paris on 16 October 1992.
 
== Publications ==
* ''Vive le Cirque, Phénomènes, acrobates, clowns, fauves.'', Marcel Seheur éditeur 1930. 65 documents photos sur clowns, fauves, acrobates, phénomènes (''L'homme qui se dégonfle'', ''Contorsionniste'', ''La Famille Chimpanzé'', ''Le Python géant de Marquitta'', ''Le Kangourou boxeur'' etc.).
* ''Rue du monde''. Marcel Seheur éditeur 1931.
* ''Le Monde du Cirque'', Librairie des Champs-Élysées 1939. Le texte est le récit à la première personne d'une entrée dans le monde du cirque : de la découverte du fabuleux campement à la rencontre du clown, des filles de cirque et des fils du ciel, du roi du vélo, du dresseur de chiens etc. Le livre se termine par une liste de cirques volants et de familles de cirque.
* ''Panorama du Cirque'', Éditions Arc en Ciel 1944.
* ''La Route des Cirques'' A. B. C. 1945. Le livre se termine par un dictionnaire du cirque : noms d'artistes, de cirques stables et volants du monde entier (y compris ceux des ancêtres de la piste), et termes de métier du cirque.
* ''L'île aux merveilles''. Librairie des Champs-Élysées 1945. Contes fantastiques sur fond de tours de [[prestidigitation|magiciens]] et autres farces de [[clowns]].
* ''Londres secret et ses fantômes''. Éditions Ergé 1946. De la découverte de [[London|Londres]] bombardée, à la cité des bords de la Tamise, avec une large place faite à l'évocation du cirque.
* ''Panache indien''. Éditions Heracleia 1946.
* ''Histoire du Cirque. Illustrations photographiques et dessinées de l'auteur''. Librairie [[Éditions Gründ|Gründ]] 1947. Première histoire de la piste en français.
* ''Magie des Bohémiens''. Librairie des Champs-Élysées, 1950. Des [[Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer]] à [[London|Londres]], [[Arles]], [[Varsovie]], [[Marseille]], [[Paris]] : le quotidien des [[gitans]] et des gens du voyage, comme un périple où le cirque finite toujours par déballer ses toiles et ses mâts.
* ''Le vagabond de Paris''. Librairie des Champs-Élysées, 1951.
* ''Gitanes et Toréros''. Éditions Baudinière, 1952.
* ''Amar, Roi du Cirque''. Éditions de Paris. Collection "''Les Troubadours du Siècle''". 1952.
* ''Paris, mon cœur''. [[Éditions Seghers]] 1959.
* ''Clowns de Paris''. Éditions des Presses du Temps Présent 1959.
* ''La grande histoire des bohémiens''. Éditions Karolus 1963.
 
 
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| NAME = Feaudierre
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Serge
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = French artist and writer
| DATE OF BIRTH = December 14, 1901
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Paris
| DATE OF DEATH = October 16, 1992
| PLACE OF DEATH = Paris
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