French composer Francis Casadesus (1870-1954), a son of musical patriarch Luis Casadesus and Mathilde Sénéchal, studied under Alfred Lavignac and César Franck. Also a conductor, he wrote stage, film, and symphonic works. His only child, Jules-Raphaël, was a journalist and writer who begat poet Odette Casadesus.- Category ID : 24175