Known for movies

Short Info

DiedJune 25, 1977, Bramley, United Kingdom
SpouseRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
FactHis song "Samba da Bênção" was featured in a 1966 hit romantic drama by French film director Claude Lelouch Un Homme et une Femme (1966). Some of his best-loved songs included "Berimbau", which he composed with famed Rio de Janeiro poet Vinicius de Moraes, and "Apelo" and "Deixa".


Olave Baden-Powell was born on February 22, 1889, in London, England. She was the third and youngest child of Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell and Henrietta Grace Smyth Baden-Powell. Her father was a British Army officer, and her mother was a writer and editor. Olave was educated at home by her mother and governesses. She was an excellent horsewoman and an avid reader.

Olave met her future husband, Robert Baden-Powell, in 1910. He was a British Army officer, and the founder of the Scouting movement. They married in 1912, and had three children: Peter, Heather, and Betty.

Olave became involved in the Scouting movement after her husband founded it in 1907. She became the World Chief Guide in 1930, and held that position until her death in 1977. She traveled extensively, promoting Scouting and working to improve the lives of girls and young women around the world.

Olave Baden-Powell died on June 25, 1977, at her home in Nyeri, Kenya. She was 88 years old.

General Info

Full NameOlave Baden-Powell
DiedJune 25, 1977, Bramley, United Kingdom
NationalityEnglish

Family

SpouseRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
ChildrenBetty Clay, Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, Heather Grace Baden-Powell
ParentsKatherine Soames, Harold Soames
SiblingsAuriol Davidson née Soames

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Quotes

#Quote
1"I didn't keep track of my recordings because I was having so much fun playing the music. Who has time to count albums?" - from his 1999 biography O Violão Vadio de Baden Powell (The Sweet Guitar of Baden Powell)

Facts

#Fact
1He was named after Robert Steven Smyth Baden-Powell, the 19th-century British founder of the Boy Scouts. His family moved to Rio de Janeiro when he was four months old and he grew up listening to all kinds of music: from frevo, to samba, to modinhas, to fado, of course, classical music.
2He has two sons Philippe and Louis-Marcel Baden-Powell de Aquino, both living in Rio de Janeiro.
3His song "Samba da Bênção" was featured in a 1966 hit romantic drama by French film director Claude Lelouch Un Homme et une Femme (1966). Some of his best-loved songs included "Berimbau", which he composed with famed Rio de Janeiro poet Vinicius de Moraes, and "Apelo" and "Deixa".

Movies

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Esperando itinerario1997Short
TransAtlantique1983
Dichter Forum Graz1975Short
Um Edifício Chamado 2001973
Hung Up1973
Saravah1972Documentary
A Vingança Dos Doze1970
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças1970
Androides Inc.1969Short
Mar Corrente1967
Valmy1967TV Movie
Um Morto ao Telefone1964

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony2016TV Special writer: "Canto de Ossanha"
Som Brasil2012TV Series writer - 1 episode
As Brasileiras2012TV Series writer - 1 episode
Eat Pray Love2010writer: "Samba Da Bençáo" - as Baden Powell De Aquino
Por Toda Minha Vida2006-2007TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Páginas da Vida2006TV Series writer - 1 episode
Woman on Top2000performer: "Chão de Estrelas"
Beau fixe1992writer: "Samba en Preludio"
The Dean Martin Show1970TV Series writer - 1 episode
Improvisiert und zielbewusst1967TV Movie documentary writer: "Tempo de Amor Samba do Veloso"
A Man and a Woman1966music: "Samba Saravah"

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Garota de Ipanema1967
Mar Corrente1967the violinist

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cordiais Saudações1968Documentary short musician: acoustic guitar
Et la femme créa l'amour1966guitar

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Numéro 11975TV SeriesHimself
Szene1975TV Series documentaryHimself
Top à...1974TV SeriesHimself
Saravah1972Documentary
Le grand échiquier1972TV SeriesHimself
Wünsch dir was1971TV SeriesSinger
Die Drehscheibe1970-1971TV SeriesSinger
Das Mädchen von Ipanema1971TV MovieHimself
Music Tropical1970TV MovieHimself
Les carnets Brésiliens1966TV Movie documentaryHimself
Sacha show1964TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Vinicius2005DocumentaryHimself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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