Yvette Guilbert | |
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Born | Emma Laure Esther Guilbert 20 January 1865 |
Died | 3 February 1944 | (aged 79)
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Cabaret singer, actress on stage and in silent films |
Known for | Belle Époque diseuse, innovator of the French chanson, subject of portraits by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec |
Spouse |
Max Schiller (m. 1897) |
Awards | Awarded the Legion of Honor as the Ambassadress of French Song, 9 July 1932 |
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Yvette Guilbert (French pronunciation: [ivɛt gilbɛʁ]; born Emma Laure Esther Guilbert, 20 January 1865 – 3 February 1944) was a French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque.