Delanoë, Pierre b. December 16, 1918 d. December 27, 2006 Songwriter. Born Pierre Leroyer in Paris, he was nicknamed "the Pope of French song." He wrote over 4,000 songs in a career that spanned more than 50 years. Delanoë had a long collaboration with the singer Gilbert Becaud, for whom he created such hits as "Nathalie" and "L'Orange." He also worked with Petula Clark, Yves Montand, Edith Piaf, Nicoletta, Dalida, Sylvie Vartan, Nana Mouskouri and Michel Sardou. His many works include "Mes Mains," "Les Lacs du Connemara," "Le Jour Où la Pluie Viendra...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni) Cimetière de Fourqueux, Fourqueux, Departement des Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
Rhodes, Jane b. March 13, 1929 d. May 7, 2011 Opera Singer. A soprano called "The Bardot of the Opera", she shall be remembered for her interpretation of the title 'cigarette girl' in Georges Bizet's "Carmen". Raised in Paris, Jane got her professional start in the chorus of her native city's Le Chatelet before making her operatic bow at Nancy in 1953 as Marguerite from Hector Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust". While in Nancy Jane was cast in two world premieres, as Isadora in Marcel Landowski's "Le Fou" (1956) and as Maguelone for Georges...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
b. December 16, 1918 d. December 27, 2006