Irène de Trebert (1921–1996) was a French singer, dancer and actress.Larry Portis p.104 A singer of

Swing music Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. The name derived from its emphasis on the off-beat, or nominally weaker beat. Swing bands ...

, she enjoyed great popularity during the years of the

German occupation of France The Military Administration in France (german: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; french: Occupation de la France par l'Allemagne) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zo ...

despite Nazi disapproval of her style of music. In 1942 she starred in the film ''

Mademoiselle Swing ''Mademoiselle Swing'' is a 1942 French musical film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Irène de Trebert, Jean Murat and Raymond Legrand.Zwerin p.149 It was shot at the It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were de ...

'', performing many of her songs.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1942) * ''

Duel in Dakar ''Duel in Dakar'' (French: ''Duel à Dakar'') is a 1951 French film directed by Georges Combret and Claude Orval and starring Maurice Régamey, Pierre Cressoy and Lysiane Rey.Rège p.241 Cast * Maurice Régamey as Robert Vernier * Pierre Cressoy ...

'' (1951) * ''

Monsieur Octave ''Monsieur Octave'' is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Maurice Boutel and starring Pierre Larquey, Marcel Pérès and Mady Berry.Bessy, Bernard & Chirat p.450 A recently retired railway worker borrows money to build a new house. Cast * Pierr ...

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Larry Portis. ''French Frenzies: A Social History of Pop Music in France''. 2004.

External links

* 1921 births 1996 deaths French film actresses People born at sea 20th-century French women singers {{France-singer-stub