Jean d\' Orgeix

Jean d' Orgeix , from its complete name Jean-François de Thonel, 5th marquis d' Orgeix , was born with the Cape-with Ail (the Alpes-Maritimes) the April 15th 1921 from a very known family from the area from Foix and is accidentally deceased in an car accident the July 4th 2006. It is buried in the family vault located at the castle of Orgeix in Ariège. Jean d' Orgeix was also known under the nicknames of: Jean Pâqui , the Knight of Orgeix and the white African .

It Maria three times: with Michelle Dunce in 1952, Éliane Maurath in 1964 then Nathalie Nicolas in 1987.

It has two wire, Jehan of its second marriage and François - Nicolas, born from its third marriage.

Exceptional personality with a course out of the commun run, it was in turn Acteur with the Cinéma and the Théâtre, international Cavalier Olympic medal of Saut of obstacles, pilot of stock car, World champion of Aerobatics, mythical guide of hunting in bush and politician.

Biography

Impassioned man, Jean d' Orgeix travelled to the four corners of the world.

Of 1990, its last exploit, at 70 years, consisted in achieving 13 000 kilometers on a Inflatable dinghy, with its Nathalie wife and her Bobby dog, between Curry-the-Wheel, close to Marseilles, and Calcutta (Bay of Bengal).

Actor

He interpreted the role of Piccolo nearly 2000 times in the Inn of the White Horse , operetta where he started to play at the 11 years age.

Formed by Louis Jouvet with the performing arts, it was high-speed motorboat of successful film parts then. Playing under the pseudonym of Jean Pâqui , it turned in particular in Capitan the role of François de Capestang to the sides of Pierre Renoir, role taken again by Jean Marais in 1960.

He became director of the Daunou theater even thereafter.

Rider and trainer

He became shortly after the French number one of the horsemanship and gained many competitions: Grands Prix of Rome, Geneva, Paris, Brussels, London, Dublin. He was bronze medal in Saut of obstacles to the Olympic Games of 1948 in London.

; International victories: Grand Prix of Rome - Grand Prix of Geneva - Grand Prix of Brussels - Grand Prix of Paris Grand Prix of Dublin (Irish trophy) - Grand Prix of Algiers (2 times) - Grand Prix of Ostend - Grand Prix of Vichy - Championship of Hinge Power of Rome - Price of the Winners, Rome (2 times) Price, of the Winners, London (Daily Mail) - Price of the rider having the best performances on the whole of a contest, Rome (2 times), Geneva, Brussels, Jumping of Paris (2 times), London (Gold Spurs - 2 times) - Cut of the Nations Paris London, Ostendo, Vichy, Rome, Geneva, Dublin. ; National victories: Cross from Paris (2 times) - Large Critérium of Paris (2 times) - Power of Paris (2 times) - Cut of the red Clothes (3 times) - Critérium of Bordeaux (3 times) - Critérium of Vichy - Championship of Provence - Grand Prix of Philippeville (2 times), ; Cuts: Compiegne (3 times), Touquet (2 times), Béthune (2 times) Bordeaux (? time) Senlis (2 times) Fontainebleau (3 times) Valençay, Lille, Anet, Montélimar, German St, Rouen, Pau, Châteaudun, Biarritz, Barbizon, Deauville.

He was also national trainer of Saut of obstacles of 1973 with 1977. He introduces in particular the use of the video to analyze and correct the defects of the riders. The team of France was thus gold medal-holder by team to OJ of Montreal in 1976.

Author of many works, it founded a complete theory for the horsemanship of jump of obstacles in the research of balance and lightness. Its enthusiasm, the quality of its pedagogy and its analyzes made known to him an undeniable success with its training courses.

Quotation:

Horsemanship is a simple thing. Only here, it is like kitchen, it is simplest which requires more to know and of talent.

Pilot

In the years 1950 - 1960, Jean d' Orgeix was, with Marcel Charollais, among the great champions of Aerobatics with the orders of a Stampe, celebrates it Biplan. Formed in the center of Saint-Yan, it obtained to the national championship amateur in 1954 with Toussus-the-Noble. It gained the " Lockheed Trophy" organized in Coventry, holding place of championship of the world.

In its demonstrations it was going to seek, while flying on the back, a handkerchief posed with 3m of altitude on a tended wire.

He becomes member of the board of directors of the AFVA (the French Association of aerobatics) in 1968.

Man of bush

In 1955, it discovers Africa and lives then in love at first sight. The African white, such as one called it at the time, aristocrat hunter will be guide of bush , as he even says it him, of 1958 with 1973 in Central Africa.

During one of his forwardings in Central Africa the engineer Geographer Louis Voiney, having crossed the way of Orgeix whereas he guided Dany Robin and his companion Georges Marchal during a shooting party, paid in his memories: We then made knowledge with the panther that it raised and of which it had made his new partner, because that which shared its life before, Michele Cancre, had given up sharing its loves with similar a rivale.

Indeed of Orgeix had a panther, Zouma, which it had collected and raised to make a panther of apartment of it. Very respectful of the men and the animals, his book Africa of my deer is a monument raised with the glory of the black continent and its fauna.

Politician

Of sensitivity monarchist, he was the first person in charge of federation of the National front in the Département of Yonne, left for which he was several times candidate. Before the Second world war, it was the bodyguard of Charles Maurras.

Works

Catalog of films

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