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{{Short description|French actress and singer (1917–2020)}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Suzy Delair
| name = Suzy Delair
|image =
| image = Suzy Delair par le Studio Harcourt en 1942.jpg
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|caption =
| caption = Delair in 1950
|birth_name = Suzanne Pierrette Delaire
| birth_name = Suzette Pierrette Delaire
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1917|12|31|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|12|31}}
|birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
| birth_place = [[Paris]], France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|15|1917|12|31}}
|alma_mater =
| death_place = [[16th arrondissement of Paris|Paris]], France
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|occupation = Actress
|years_active =
| alma_mater =
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| occupation = Actress, dancer and singer
|partner =
| years_active = 1931–1987
| partner = [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]]
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'''Suzy Delair''' (born '''Suzette Pierrette Delaire''';<ref>{{cite news |title=French movie star Suzy Delair dies |url=https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2020/mar/22/french-movie-star-suzy-delair-dies/821646/ |accessdate=28 July 2020 |work=Texarkana Gazette |agency=New York Times News Service |date=21 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200728151755/https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/national/story/2020/mar/22/french-movie-star-suzy-delair-dies/821646/ |archivedate=28 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hr">{{cite news |last1=Bartlett |first1=Rhett |title=Suzy Delair, French Actress and Chanteuse, Dies at 102 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/suzy-delair-dead-french-actress-chanteuse-was-102-1284951 |accessdate=28 July 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=16 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200728150957/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/suzy-delair-dead-french-actress-chanteuse-was-102-1284951 |archivedate=28 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Diaconescu |first1=Sorina |title=Fired by passion for 85 years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56237504/suzy-delair/ |accessdate=July 28, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 17, 2003 |page=E 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
'''Suzy Delair''' (born 31 December 1917) is a [[French people|French]] actress and singer.


==Movie career==
==Early years==
Growing up in [[Montmartre]], Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered expensive cars' interiors, and a seamstress mother. She studied music at [[La Scala]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=A character who hits close to home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56237469/suzy-delair/ |accessdate=July 28, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=17 January 2003 |page=E 7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Born in Paris, '''Suzanne Pierrette Declair''' acted in films directed by [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]], [[Jean Dréville]], [[Jean Grémillon]], [[Marcel L'Herbier]], [[Christian-Jaque]], [[Marcel Carné]], [[Luchino Visconti]], [[René Clément]], and [[Gérard Oury]].


==Film==
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For several years,{{vague|date=December 2011}} Delair was the companion of French film director, producer and screenwriter [[Henri-Georges Clouzot]].
In 1947, Delair had a supporting role in ''The Murder Lives at Number 21'', which had its American premiere in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|title='Murder Lives at 21' Coming Here Aug. 16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27374155/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/|accessdate=19 January 2019|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=August 8, 1947|location=New York, Brooklyn|page=4|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Today's audiences probably know her best as the feminine lead in the [[Laurel and Hardy]] comedy ''[[Atoll K]]'' (also known as ''Utopia''), filmed in France and released in 1951.<ref name=hr/>


==Music==
==Music==
Before Delair began performing in films, she starred in operettas.<ref name=":0" /> On 28 February 1948 she sang ''[[C'est si bon]]'' at the [[Hotel Negresco]] during the first [[Nice Jazz Festival]]. [[Louis Armstrong]] was present and loved the song. On 26 June 1950 he recorded the American version of the song (English lyrics by [[Jerry Seelen]]) in New York City with [[Sy Oliver]] and his orchestra. When it was released, the disc was a worldwide success and the song was then performed by the greatest international singers.{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}}
In June 1950, she performed rehearsals of the song ''[[C'est si bon]]'' with [[Aimé Barelli]] and his Orchestra at the [[Monte Carlo casino]] where [[Louis Armstrong]] was finishing her evening. This song became a standard of jazz thanks to the recording of Armstrong in [[New York]] in 1950 with English lyrics by [[Jerry Seelen]].

==Personal life==
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For 12 years, Delair was the companion of French film director, producer and screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot.<ref name=":0" />


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''Un caprice de la Pompadour'' (Willy Wolff et Joë Hamman, 1930)
* ''[[A Caprice of Pompadour]]'' (Willy Wolff et Joë Hamman, 1931) &ndash; Une soubrette de la Pompadour
* ''[[Imperial Violets (1932 film)|Imperial Violets]]'' (Henri Roussell), 1932)
* ''[[Imperial Violets (1932 film)|Imperial Violets]]'' (Henri Roussell), 1932)
* ''La Dame de chez Maxim's'' ([[Alexander Korda]]), 1932)
* ''La Dame de chez Maxim's'' ([[Alexander Korda]]), 1933)
* ''[[Let's Touch Wood]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Let's Touch Wood]]'' (1933) &ndash; La petite compagne d'amusement
* ''[[The Crisis is Over]]'' (1934)
* ''Professeur Cupidon'' (1933)
* ''[[Casanova (1934 film)|Casanova]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Casanova (1934 film)|Casanova]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Poliche]]'' (1934) &ndash; Une Danseuse (uncredited)
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* ''[[L'Or dans la rue]]'' (K. Bernhardt), 1934)... Madeleine
* ''The Depression Is Over'' (Robert Siodmak, 1934)
* ''The Depression Is Over'' (Robert Siodmak, 1934)
* ''[[The Crisis is Over]]'' (1934) &ndash; (uncredited)
* ''Dédé'' ([[Abel Gance]]), 1935)... Poliche
* ''Dédé'' ([[Abel Gance]], 1934) &ndash; Poliche (uncredited)
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* ''Prends la route'' (Jean Boyer), 1936)
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* ''[[Gold in the Street]]'' (K. Bernhardt, 1934) &ndash; Madeleine &ndash; L'amie de Gaby
* ''[[Ferdinand the Roisterer]]'' (1935) &ndash; Madame Alice &ndash; Une prostituée de la maison close (uncredited)
*''[[The Hortensia Sisters]]'' (1935) &ndash; Une femme au cabaret (uncredited)
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* ''Prends la route'' (Jean Boyer, 1936)
* ''Trois Six Neuf'' (Raymond Rouleau, 1937)
* ''Trois Six Neuf'' (Raymond Rouleau, 1937)
* ''The Last One of the Six'' (Georges Lacombe, 1941)... Mila Malou
* ''[[The Last of the Six]]'' (Georges Lacombe, 1941) &ndash; Mila Malou
* ''[[The Murderer Lives at Number 21]]'' ([[Henri-Georges Clouzot]], 1942)... Mila Malou
* ''[[The Murderer Lives at Number 21]]'' (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1942) &ndash; Mila Malou
* ''Défense d'aimer'' (Richard Pottier, 1942)... Totte
* ''[[No Love Allowed (film)|No Love Allowed]]'' (Richard Pottier, 1942) &ndash; Totte
* ''[[La Vie de Bohème (1945 film)|La Vie de Bohème]]'' (Marcel L'Herbier, 1945)... Phémie/Femia
* ''[[La Vie de Bohème (1945 film)|La Vie de Bohème]]'' (Marcel L'Herbier, 1945) &ndash; Phémie / Femia
* ''[[Quai des Orfèvres|Quay of the Goldsmiths]]'' ([[Henri-Georges Clouzot]], 1947)... Jenny Lamour.
* ''[[Carbon Copy (1947 film)|Carbon Copy]]'' (Jean Dréville, 1947) &ndash; Coraline&ndash;
* ''[[Quai des Orfèvres]]'' / ''Jenny Lamour'' (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1947) &ndash; Jenny Lamour
* ''Confessions of a Rogue'' (Jean Dréville, 1947)... Coraline
* ''Par la fenêtre'' (Gilles Grangier, 1948)... Fernande
* ''Par la fenêtre'' (Gilles Grangier, 1948) &ndash; Fernande
* ''White Paws'' (Jean Grémillon, 1949)... Odette
* ''[[White Paws]]'' (Jean Grémillon, 1949) &ndash; Odette Kerouan
* ''[[Lady Paname]]'' (Henri Jeanson, 1949)... Raymonde Bosset, dite Caprice
* ''[[I'm in the Revue]]'' (Mario Soldati, 1950) &ndash; La Chanteuse
* ''I'm in the Revue'' (Mario Soldati, 1950)... La Chanteuse
* ''[[Lady Paname]]'' (Henri Jeanson, 1950) &ndash; Raymonde Bosset, dite Caprice
* ''[[Lost Souvenirs]]'' (Christian-Jaque, 1950)... Suzy Henebey (episode "Une couronne mortuaire")
* ''[[Lost Souvenirs]]'' (Christian-Jaque, 1950) &ndash; Suzy Henebey (episode "Une couronne mortuaire")
* ''[[Atoll K|Utopia]]'' (Léo Joannon, 1951)... Chérie Lamour
* ''[[Atoll K|Utopia]]'' (Léo Joannon, 1951) &ndash; Chérie Lamour
* ''Fly in the Ointment'' (Guy Lefranc, 1955)... Lucette Gauthier
* ''[[Fly in the Ointment (film)|Fly in the Ointment]]'' (Guy Lefranc, 1955) &ndash; Lucette Gauthier
* ''Fernandel the Dressmaker'' (Jean Boyer, 1956)... Adrienne Vignard
* ''[[Fernandel the Dressmaker]]'' (Jean Boyer, 1956) &ndash; Adrienne Vignard
* ''Gervaise'' ([[René Clément]], 1956)... Virginie
* ''[[Gervaise (film)|Gervaise]]'' (René Clément, 1956) &ndash; Virginie Poisson
* ''[[Rocco e i suoi fratelli]]'' ("Rocco and his Brothers", [[Luchino Visconti]], 1960)... Luisa.
* ''The Regattas of San Francisco'' ([[Claude Autant-Lara]], 1960) &ndash; Lucilla
* ''[[Rocco and His Brothers|Rocco e i suoi fratelli]]'' ("Rocco and his Brothers", Luchino Visconti, 1960) &ndash; Luisa
* ''The Regattas of San Francisco'' ([[Claude Autant-Lara]], 1960)... Lucilla.
* ''Du Mouron pour les petits oiseaux'' ("Chicken Feed for Little Birds", [[Marcel Carné]], 1962).
* ''[[Chicken Feed for Little Birds|Du Mouron pour les petits oiseaux]]'' ("Chicken Feed for Little Birds", [[Marcel Carné]], 1963) &ndash; Antoinette &ndash; La bouchère
* ''[[Is Paris Burning?]]'' ([[René Clément]], 1966)... A Parisienne.
* ''[[Paris brûle-t-il? (1966 film)|Paris brûle-t-il?]]'' (René Clément, 1966) &ndash; A Parisienne (uncredited)
* ''[[Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob|The Mad Adventures of "Rabbi" Jacob]]'' (Gérard Oury, 1973)... Germaine Pivert.
* ''[[Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob|The Mad Adventures of "Rabbi" Jacob]]'' (Gérard Oury, 1973) &ndash; Germaine Pivert
* ''Forget Me, Mandoline'' (1976)... Mireille
* ''Forget Me, Mandoline'' (1976) &ndash; Mireille
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|name=Suzy Delair|id=0216177}}
* {{IMDb name|name=Suzy Delair|id=0216177}}
* {{Amg name|18369}}
* {{Allocine name|id=5605}}
* {{Allocine name|id=5605}}


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[[Category:20th-century French women singers]]
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[[Category:Singers from Paris]]
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[[Category:French vaudeville performers]]
[[Category:French women comedians]]
[[Category:Comedians from Paris]]

Latest revision as of 19:26, 22 December 2024

Suzy Delair
Delair in 1950
Born
Suzette Pierrette Delaire

(1917-12-31)December 31, 1917
Paris, France
DiedMarch 15, 2020(2020-03-15) (aged 102)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer and singer
Years active1931–1987
PartnerHenri-Georges Clouzot

Suzy Delair (born Suzette Pierrette Delaire;[1][2] December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville.[3]

Early years

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Growing up in Montmartre, Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered expensive cars' interiors, and a seamstress mother. She studied music at La Scala.[4]

Film

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In 1947, Delair had a supporting role in The Murder Lives at Number 21, which had its American premiere in New York City.[5] Today's audiences probably know her best as the feminine lead in the Laurel and Hardy comedy Atoll K (also known as Utopia), filmed in France and released in 1951.[2]

Music

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Before Delair began performing in films, she starred in operettas.[4] On 28 February 1948 she sang C'est si bon at the Hotel Negresco during the first Nice Jazz Festival. Louis Armstrong was present and loved the song. On 26 June 1950 he recorded the American version of the song (English lyrics by Jerry Seelen) in New York City with Sy Oliver and his orchestra. When it was released, the disc was a worldwide success and the song was then performed by the greatest international singers.[citation needed]

Personal life

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For 12 years, Delair was the companion of French film director, producer and screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot.[4]

Selected filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "French movie star Suzy Delair dies". Texarkana Gazette. New York Times News Service. March 21, 2020. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bartlett, Rhett (March 16, 2020). "Suzy Delair, French Actress and Chanteuse, Dies at 102". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Diaconescu, Sorina (January 17, 2003). "Fired by passion for 85 years". The Los Angeles Times. p. E 1. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "A character who hits close to home". The Los Angeles Times. January 17, 2003. p. E 7. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Murder Lives at 21' Coming Here Aug. 16". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. August 8, 1947. p. 4. Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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