Suzy Delair (born 31 December 1917) is a French actress and singer. She turned 100 in December 2017.
Movie career
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.
For several years,Delair was the companion of French film director, producer and screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Music
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 City in 1950 with English lyrics by Jerry Seelen.
Suzy Delair (born 31 December 1917) is a French actress and singer. She turned 100 in December 2017.
Movie career
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.
For several years,Delair was the companion of French film director, producer and screenwriter Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Music
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 City in 1950 with English lyrics by Jerry Seelen.