Editing Villerville (section)

==In entertainment==
In the summer of 1923 the American art collector and patron [[Peggy Guggenheim]] rented a villa in the village and entertained, amongst others, the American photographer [[Man Ray]] and his partner, the French model, singer, artist and 'Queen of Montparnasse' [[Alice Prin]], also known as 'Kiki'. According the recently published biography of Kiki, Peggy would encourage her guests to paint in the villa's garden, and Peggy "picked up a brush for the first and last time of her life."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Braude |first1=Mark |title=Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love and Rivalry in 1920s Paris |date=2023 |publisher=W.W. Norton & Co. |page=77}}</ref>

Composer [[Francis Bayer]] (1938–2004) was born in Villerville.

The film '''[[A Monkey in Winter (film)|A Monkey in Winter]]''' [[:fr:Un singe en hiver (film)|''Un singe en hiver'']], starring [[Jean Gabin]] and [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]], was shot there in 1962.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villerville.fr/ |title=Bienvenue sur le site de Villerville |publisher=Villerville site |accessdate=December 24, 2012 |quote=C'est aussi dans ce village que Henri Verneuil a posé ses cameras pour la réalisation du Film Un Singe en Hiver, il y a 50 ans. |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720225203/http://www.villerville.fr/ |url-status=dead }} In French</ref> Villerville celebrated the film's 50th anniversary with special events from 30 June to 20 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.francetv.fr/culturebox/villerville-fete-les-50-ans-du-film-dhenri-verneuil-un-singe-en-hiver-99941 |title=Villerville fête les 50 ans du film d'Henri Verneuil "Un singe en hiver" |publisher=francetv.fr |accessdate=December 24, 2012}} In French.</ref>

'''''La Baleine Theatre''''' (The Whale Theater) operated between July and November 1894. The brainchild of [[Simon-Max]], who managed Villerville's Casino for a time, he purchased the remains of a beached whale at auction and had it converted into a theater seating 80–100, where he himself performed in various [[revues]].<ref>[[:fr:Baleine de Villerville|Baleine de Villerville, in French.]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2023}}

The attraction was so successful it was moved first to Trouville, then to the [[Casino de Paris]], where it served the dual function of a museum and theater. It was destroyed by fire on the night of February 25–26, 1895, causing the Casino substantial damage.<ref>[[:fr:Baleine de Villerville|Baleine de Villerville in French.]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2023}}

The "Friends of the Villerville Whale" was founded in 2013 with the aim of reviving the town's casino. In July 2014 they commemorated the 120th anniversary of The Whale Theater.<ref>[https://www.normandythenandnow.com/where-theres-a-whale-theres-a-way-in-villerville/ Where there’s a whale there’s a way, in Villerville]</ref>