Henri Tomasi was born on August 17, 1901 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a composer, known for Les lettres de mon moulin (1954), Le récif de corail (1939) and Naïs (1945). He was married to Odette Camp. He died on January 13, 1971 in Montmartre, Paris, France.