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Spouse. Sacha Guitry. . . (m. 1919; div. 1932) . Yvonne Printemps (French: [ivɔn pʁɛ̃tɑ̃]; born Yvonne Wigniolle; 25 July 1894 – 19 January 1977) was a French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally. Printemps went on the stage in Paris at the age of 12, and at 21 she was singled out by ...
Yvonne Printemps. Yvonne Printemps (French: [ivɔn pʁɛ̃tɑ̃]; born Yvonne Wigniolle; 25 July 1894 – 19 January 1977) was a French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Printemps went on the stage in Paris at the age of 12, and at 21 she was singled out by the ...
Yvonne Printemps (born Yvonne Marie Gabrielle Printemps on April 21, 1924) is a French singer. Printemps was born in Ermont, Paris, France. She began her career as a singer in the early 1940s. In the 1950s, she had several hit songs, including “L’Amour s’en va” and “C’est si bon”.
Yvonne Printemps (1894-1977) Yvonne Printemps. Yvonne Printemps was born on 25 July 1894 in Ermont, Val d'Oise, France. She was an actress, known for Paris Waltz (1950), La dame aux camélias (1934) and Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938). She was married to Sacha Guitry. She died on 18 January 1977 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
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Early years
Printemps was born in Ermont, a northern suburb of Paris, as Yvonne Wigniolle. Despite the misgivings of what she later described as "my highly bourgeois family", she made her debut as a performer at the age of 12 in a revue at La Cigale in Paris.The music critic J. B. Steane writes of her, "A career at the Opéra-Comique seemed possible, for she had a voice of delightful quality with prodigious breath control." The possibility of an operatic career did not materialise. Printemps was dancing a...
With Sacha Guitry
In November 1915 Guitry cast Printemps in his new revue, which he directed but did not appear in. A year later they acted together in his new comedy, Jean de la Fontaine. It was rumoured that Printemps was having an affair with Guitry's father, the eminent actor Lucien Guitry; whatever the truth of that rumour, it is undisputed that she became romantically involved with Sacha. Charlotte Guitry, discovering the liaison, left her husband;they divorced in 1918 and in April 1919 he married Printe...
After Guitry
In 1932 Printemps's marriage to Guitry broke up. Guitry soon remarried; Printemps never did so, but became the personal and professional partner of the actor Pierre Fresnay. In February 1934 she had a personal success in London in Noël Coward's Conversation Piece. Coward wrote the role of Melanie with Printemps in mind, and as she spoke practically no English, she learned the part phonetically. Her singing of the big romantic number, "I'll follow my secret heart", was the highlight of the sho...
Un roman d'amour et d'aventures(1918) (dir. René Hervil and Louis Mercanton)Camille(1926)La Dame aux camélias(1934) (dir. Abel Gance) (as Marguerite Gautier)Trois valses(1938) (dir. Ludwig Berger and Albert Willemetz) (as Fanny, Yvette and Irène Grandpré)Bernard, André; Alain Paucard (2002). Sacha Guitry (in French). Lausanne and Paris: l'Âge d'homme. ISBN 2825114618.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book onEngelson, Thea Sikora (2006). The Mélodies of Reynaldo Hahn. Iowa City: University of Iowa. OCLC 71557849. Search this book onHarding, James (1968). Sacha Guitry: the last boulevardier. London: Methuen. OCLC 219454. Search this book onParker, John (1925). Who's Who in the Theatre (fifth ed.). London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. OCLC 10013159. Search this book onYvonne Printemps was sometimes tempted, perhaps, to prolong her top notes unduly in order to show off her brilliant breath control, and to yield rather too easily to demands for encores. 7. Guitry soon remarried; Yvonne Printemps never did so, but became the personal and professional partner of the actor Pierre Fresnay .
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Yvonne Printemps, a name synonymous with elegance and talent, is a 20th-century French actress and singer renowned for her captivating performances on both stage and screen. With an illustrious career spanning several decades, Printemps left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment, enchanting audiences with her mesmerizing portrayals of notable characters.
