Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film The Threepenny Opera, after which she had numerous other film roles. In the 1940s, she retired from the stage, but continued to make film appearances during the war.[1]
She was born as Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau on 9 August 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. She came from a wealthy family living in the district of La Chaume, the oldest in the town of Sables-d'Olonne. Her father, an employee of the town hall, left his job to go into business and the family came to live in Paris; her mother worked at the café La Cigale.
CareerEdit
Odette began her stage career at the age of 13, singing at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Moulin Rouge. She is notably the partner of Raimu beginning in a sketch entitled "Le Marseillais et la Parigote". She worked in different establishments, then, in 1914, left for her first tour abroad with the troupe of "L'Européen"; It was then that she adopted the pseudonym of Florelle, named after a singer in the troupe, Jean Flor. The tour was interrupted at the beginning of August in Vienna, Austria, by the outbreak of World War I.
After the war, she was noticed by Maurice Chevalier, with whom she participated in three films in the early 1920s. Florelle nevertheless remained attached to the music hall; in 1925, she was chosen as an understudy for Mistinguett and as such was the leader of the Moulin-Rouge review "This is Paris" in a tour of South America. Back in Paris, she conducted a second version of "This is Paris" from 1927; in 1928–29, she again toured internationally in Europe; It was then that she was noticed by the Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
Florelle's career subsequently declined: with her only notable post-war film was Gervaise (1956) by René Clément.
DeathEdit
She lived for a few years running a café in Sables-d'Olonne. She returned to Paris for a while, then returned to Les Sables, living until her death in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, at age 76 in a certain oblivion and, it seems, in poverty.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Florelle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Florelle born Odette Elisa Josephine Marguerite Rousseau 9 August 1898 28 September 1974 was a French soprano singer and actress She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film The Threepenny Opera after which she had numerous other film roles In the 1940s she retired from the stage but continued to make film appearances during the war 1 FlorelleFlorelle in 1939BornOdette Elisa Josephine Marguerite Rousseau 1898 08 09 9 August 1898Les Sables d Olonne Vendee FranceDied28 September 1974 1974 09 28 aged 76 La Roche sur Yon Vendee FranceOccupationsActresssingerYears active1911 1956SpouseMarcel Foucret m 1934 div 1944 wbr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditShe was born as Odette Elisa Josephine Marguerite Rousseau on 9 August 1898 in Les Sables d Olonne Vendee She came from a wealthy family living in the district of La Chaume the oldest in the town of Sables d Olonne Her father an employee of the town hall left his job to go into business and the family came to live in Paris her mother worked at the cafe La Cigale Career EditOdette began her stage career at the age of 13 singing at the Theatre de l Ambigu Comique and the Moulin Rouge She is notably the partner of Raimu beginning in a sketch entitled Le Marseillais et la Parigote She worked in different establishments then in 1914 left for her first tour abroad with the troupe of L Europeen It was then that she adopted the pseudonym of Florelle named after a singer in the troupe Jean Flor The tour was interrupted at the beginning of August in Vienna Austria by the outbreak of World War I After the war she was noticed by Maurice Chevalier with whom she participated in three films in the early 1920s Florelle nevertheless remained attached to the music hall in 1925 she was chosen as an understudy for Mistinguett and as such was the leader of the Moulin Rouge review This is Paris in a tour of South America Back in Paris she conducted a second version of This is Paris from 1927 in 1928 29 she again toured internationally in Europe It was then that she was noticed by the Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst During the 1930s she devoted herself a lot to the cinema where her activity was intense from 1930 to 1936 after L Opera de quat sous she toured again with Pabst L Atlantide but also with Robert Siodmak Tumultes Raymond Bernard Les Miserables Fritz Lang Liliom and Jean Renoir The Crime of Monsieur Lange On stage in 1934 she played the title role of the musical Marie Galante by Jacques Deval in which she found the music of Kurt Weill but which does not meet with success She records several discs whether or not related to the films she was filming Florelle s career subsequently declined with her only notable post war film was Gervaise 1956 by Rene Clement Death EditShe lived for a few years running a cafe in Sables d Olonne She returned to Paris for a while then returned to Les Sables living until her death in La Roche sur Yon Vendee at age 76 in a certain oblivion and it seems in poverty Selected filmography EditYear Title Role Director s Notes1912 The Mask of Horror Abel Gance Credited as Mlle Rousseau1930 The Prosecutor Hallers Agnes Robert WieneLove Songs Robert Florey Alternative language version of the German filmRendezvousMy Wife s Teacher1931 Venetian Nights Pierre Billon Robert Wiene French language version of the film The Love ExpressMy Aunt from Honfleur Albertine Andre GilloisThe Threepenny Opera Polly Peachum G W Pabst French language versionAbout an Inquest Erna Kabisch Henri ChometteRobert Siodmak French language version of the film InquestMontmartre Irene Raymond Bernard1932 The Nude Woman Lolette Jean Paul PaulinPassionately Ketty Stevenson Rene GuissartThe Improvised Son Maud Rene GuissartThe Wonderful Day Gladys Yves Mirande Robert Wyler Remake of the 1929 silent film of the same titleMonsieur Madame and Bibi Anne Weber Jean BoyerMax Neufeld French language version of the German filmA Bit of LoveTumultes Ania Robert Siodmak French language version of the German film Storms of Passion1933 La dame de chez Maxim s La Mome Crevette Alexander Korda French language version of the filmThe Girl from Maxim s1934 Les Miserables Fantine Raymond BernardThe Last Night Evelyne Ebert Jacques de Casembroot1935 Lovers and Thieves Irma Lurette Raymond Bernard1936 The Crime of Monsieur Lange Valentine Cardes Jean Renoir1937 The Dark Angels Aline Willy Rozier1952 Three Women Andre Michel1956 Blood to the Head Sidonie Vauquier Gilles GrangierGervaise Maman Coupeau Rene Clement Final filmReferences Edit O Connor Patrick 2001 Florelle Odette In Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 978 1 56159 239 5 External links EditFlorelle at IMDb Florelle Cinematheque francaise Photographs and literature nbsp This article about a French film actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florelle amp oldid 1179559708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
