Specializing in the production of youth programs, the father of “L’Ile aux enfants” and Casimir died on July 31 at the age of 85.
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On Facebook account l ‘Ile aux enfants, named after the famous television program that Christophe Izard had created, the latter reported in these terms, on January 26, 2019, of the death of Patrick Bricard, who played the role of François, the best friend of the Nice dinosaur of orange foam casimir: “I am very sad to announce the departure this morning of (…) our François from” the island to children “. I had chosen him for his smile, his dynamism, his talent, the ‘amusement he took to interpret several roles … “
On July 31, the author of these few lines of tribute disappeared in turn, at the age of 85, in the Paris region, after a long career in music, journalism, writing and especially on the television. We will first remember him as the designer of “Ile aux Enfants”, broadcast daily on the third color chain of ORTF (1974-1975), then on TF1 (1975-1982).
Born May 30, 1937 in Paris, Christophe Izard is the son of the lawyer Georges Izard (1903-1973), co-founder of the Revue Esprit, in 1932, and future member, in 1971, of the French Academy. Trained in music, he works as a saxophonist of jazz and collaborated on the journal Jazz Magazine, founded in 1954 by Eddie Barclay.
He entered the ORTF in 1968 as a variety producer for “A l’Apose du Monde” – for which he won, in 1970, the price of the best TV man of the year -, “tilt” Or “the Sunday guest”. He also works for the television news “Information Première”. In 1971, he wrote “La Lucarne Magique”, a program “Mi-show, Mi-Commedie musical” in the form of a television satire. The following year he published Gilbert Bécaud in the “Chansons d’Enjourd” collection, by Editions Seghers. Christophe Izard is also the author of two detective novels published by Denoël, in the “Crime-Club” collection: Death had put gloves (1968) and Death Par Pitié (1973).
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In 1974, he specialized in the production of youth programs. After “L’Ile aux enfants”, will be “Wednesday visitors” (1975-1982), led by Dorothée, “Le Village en Les Nuages” (1982-1985), “Salut les Mickey” (1983-1984) . In 1988, he took over the management of the Youth Programs of Antenne 2.
Before creating youth programs for French television, Christophe Izard goes to the United States to observe what happens there. He is struck, he will say in 2016 to Télé Star magazine, by “the seriousness with which we take the child there”. He is inspired by these methods and creates the character of Casimir, so that “children can easily identify with him, continued Christophe Izard:” He does nonsense but he opens to others, he is tolerant. And all the characters around him are in this same state of mind. “
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