Mistinguett

Mistinguett
Mistinguett by Paul Nadar (son of Nadar)
Born
Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois

(1873-04-05)5 April 1873
Enghien-les-Bains, Île-de-France, French Third Republic
Died5 January 1956(1956-01-05) (aged 82)
Bougival, Île-de-France, French Fourth Republic

Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois (5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956), known professionally as Mistinguett (French: [mistɛ̃ɡɛt]), was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.[1]

  1. ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 420. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.