Jacqueline Francell (24 March 1908, in

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– 12 October 1962, in

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) was a French singer, stage and

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. As a singer she also appeared in opera at the

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, and created the role of Princess Blanche-Aline in '' Les Aventures du roi Pausole'' by Honegger in 1930.’L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918-1940)’ (http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm), accessed 18.08.09. In the field of comédie musicale she created roles in ''Déshabillez-vous !'' (1928), ''Flossie'' (1929), ''Arsène Lupin, banquier'' (1930, alongside

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including '' Pépé le ...

), ''La Pouponnière'' (1932), ''Oh ! Papa !...'' (1933), ''Florestan 1er, prince de Monaco'' (1933), ''La Margoton du bataillon'' (1937) and ''J'hésite'' (1938), recording songs from most of these pieces. She was the daughter of the tenor, and later vocal teacher, Fernand Francell.Bibliothèque nationale de France : Jacqueline Francell (1908-1962)
accessed 25 September 2015.

Selected filmography

* '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1932) * ''

Abduct Me ''Abduct Me'' (French: ''Enlevez-moi'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Léonce Perret and starring Jacqueline Francell, Roger Tréville and Arletty. The film's art direction was by Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Jacqueline Francell as Simon ...

'' (1932) * '' Call of Silence'' (1936) * '' The Great Refrain'' (1936) * '' My Aunts and I'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1908 births 1962 deaths French film actresses Singers from Paris 20th-century French women singers {{France-film-actor-1900s-stub