Juliette Gréco (; 7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by

Léo Ferré Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released s ...

), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by

Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...

for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...

and

Boris Vian Boris Vian (; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sulliva ...

, as well as singers like

Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, l ...

and

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...

. Her 60-year career came to an end in 2015 when she began her last worldwide tour titled "Merci". As an actress, Gréco played roles in films by French directors such as

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

and

Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are ''Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956), '' Le Doulos'' (1962), ''Le Samouraï'' (196 ...

Early life

Juliette Gréco was born in

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, France, to an absent Corsican father, Gérard Gréco; her mother Juliette Lafeychine (1899–1978) was from

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. Her lineage hails in part from Greece. She did not receive love from her mother in her childhood and suffered from her harsh comments due to being an unwanted child, such as "You ain't my daughter. You're the child of rape". She was raised by her maternal grandparents in Bordeaux with her older sister Charlotte. After the death of her grandparents, her mother took them to Paris. In 1938, she became a ballerina at the

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. When World War II began, the family returned to the southwest of France. Gréco was a student at the Institut Royal d'éducation Sainte Jeanne d'Arc in

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. The Gréco family became active in the Resistance and her mother was arrested in 1943. The two sisters decided to move back to Paris but were captured and tortured by the

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, then imprisoned in

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in September 1943. Her mother and sister were deported to Ravensbrück while Juliette, being only 16, remained in prison for several months before being released. After her release, she walked the eight miles back to Paris to retrieve her belongings from the Gestapo headquarters. Her former French teacher and her mother's friend,

Hélène Duc Marcelle Duc (22 March 1917 – 23 November 2014), known professionally as Hélène Duc, was a French actress. She appeared in '' Edward and Caroline'' (1951), '' Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout'' (1973), and '' Tanguy'' (2001). Duc played the ...

, decided to take care of her. In 1945, Gréco's mother and sister returned from deportation after the liberation of Ravensbrück by the

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. Gréco moved to

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in 1945 after her mother moved to

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, leaving Gréco and her sister behind.

Bohemian lifestyle

Gréco became a devotee of the

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fashion of some intellectuals of post-war France. Duc sent her to attend acting classes given by Solange Sicard. She made her debut in the play ''Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir'' in November 1946 and began to host a radio show dedicated to poetry. Her friend

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installed her at the Hotel La Louisiane and commented that Greco had "millions of poems in her voice". She was known to many of the writers and artists working in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, such as

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and

, thus gaining the nickname ''la Muse de l'existentialisme''. Gréco spent the post-Liberation years frequenting the Saint-Germain-des-Prés cafes, immersing herself in political and philosophical bohemian culture. As a regular at music and poetry venues like

Le Tabou Le Tabou was a cellar club located at 33 Rue Dauphine in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. The club opened shortly after Club des Lorientais on 11 April 1947. The Club first went unnoticed, frequented by the local press distribution service, but be ...

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, she was acquainted with

, and was given a role in Cocteau's film '' Orphée'' (1950). In 1949, she began an affair with the American jazz musician

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

. In 1957, they decided to always be just lovers because their careers were in different countries and his fear of damaging her career by being in an interracial relationship. They remained lovers and friends until his death in 1991. Juliette Greco in het Amstelstation, Bestanddeelnr 913-4436

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She made her debut as a cabaret singer in the Parisian cabaret '' Le Bœuf sur le toit'' in 1949, performing the lyrics of a number of well-known French writers;

Raymond Queneau Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour. Biography Queneau w ...

's "Si tu t'imagines" was one of her earliest songs to become popular.

Film career

She made her film debut in ''Les frères Bouquinquant'' (1947) and appeared in several French films. When

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saw her photo in

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she was offered a role in ''

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'' (1957) that led to other Hollywood financed international films.

Personal life

Gréco was married three times, to: * actor

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(1953–1956) * actor

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(1966–1977) * pianist

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(1988–2018; his death) With Lemaire, she had a daughter, Laurence-Marie, born in 1954. Laurence-Marie Lemaire died from cancer in 2016 aged 62. In the year leading up to his death in January 1949, Gréco was the lover of married racing driver

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and suffered a miscarriage after his death. According to Spanish writer Manuel Vicent, Juliette Gréco was

's lover. She also was in relationships with French singer

Sacha Distel Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, " Scoubidou" ...

and Hollywood producer

. During her affair with

, she was also dating U.S. record producer

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. According to Jones' autobiography, Davis was irritated with him for years when he found out. Gréco had three rhinoplasties; in Paris in 1953 and 1956, and in London in 1960. In September 1965, Gréco attempted suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills. She was found unconscious in her bathroom and taken to the hospital by

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. Gréco lived between Paris and Saint-Tropez. A leftist, she supported

François Mitterrand François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he ...

in the 1974 presidential election, and was an initial investor in ''

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'', when it was mainly non-political and focused on the entertainment world. Gréco died on 23 September 2020 at the age of 93.

Legacy

Gréco was portrayed by actress

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in the film '' Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life'' (2010).

based the singer in his trilogy ''

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'' (''Les chemins de la liberté'') on Gréco. An allusion to Gréco is made by English singer

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in the song "Art School Babe" from his album ''Storyteller.'' " Michelle" by

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was inspired by Gréco and the Parisian

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culture.

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said of the song: "We'd tag along to these parties, and it was at the time of people like Juliette Greco, the French bohemian thing. They'd all wear black turtleneck sweaters, it's kind of where we got all that from, and we fancied Juliette like mad. Have you ever seen her? Dark hair, real chanteuse, really happening. So I used to pretend to be French, and I had this song that turned out later to be 'Michelle'."

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wrote in '' Skywriting by Word of Mouth'': "I'd always had a fantasy about a woman who would be a beautiful, intelligent, dark-haired, high-cheek-boned, free-spirited artist à la Juliette Gréco."

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said of Gréco: "When I was a young girl, Juliette Gréco was my absolute idol...She’s my role model for life. If I want to be anybody, I want to be Juliette Gréco." In 1999, a rose was named after her by Georges Delbard under the name of "Juliette Gréco". On 23 September 2021, "Place Juliette Gréco" was inaugurated in Paris. It can be found beside the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, in the

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Decorations

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(2012): Officer (2002); Knight (1984) * National Order of Merit (2015): Commander (2006); Officer (1999) * Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)

Autobiographies

* 1982: ''Jujube'' (published in French), Stock * 2012: ''Je suis faite comme ça'', Flammarion

Notable songs

*1950: ''Si tu t'imagines'': written by Raymond Queneau and composed by Joseph Kosma. *1950: ''La Fourmi'' : written by Robert Desnos and composed by Joseph Kosma. *1951: ''Je suis comme je suis'' : written by Jacques Prévert and composed by Joseph Kosma. *1951: ''Les Feuilles mortes'': from the movie ''Les Portes de la nuit'', written by Jacques Prévert and composed by Joseph Kosma. *1951: ''Sous le ciel de Paris'': from the movie ''Sous le ciel de Paris'' : written by Jean Dréjac and composed by Hubert Giraud. *1951: ''Je hais les dimanches'': written by Charles Aznavour and composed by Florence Véran. *1953: ''La Fiancée du pirate'': extract from ''L'Opéra de quat'sous''. *1954: ''Coin de rue'': written and composed by Charles Trenet. *1955: ''Chanson pour l'Auvergnat'': written and composed by Georges Brassens. *1957: ''Musique Mécanique'': written by Boris Vian and composed by André Popp. *1957: ''La Complainte du téléphone'': written by François Billetdoux and composed by André Popp. *1959: ''De Pantin à Pékin'' : written by Pierre Delanoë and composed by André Popp. *1959: ''Il était une oie'' : written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg. *1960: ''Il n'y a plus d’après'' : written and composed by Guy Béart. *1961: ''On n'oublie rien'' : written by Jacques Brel. *1961: ''Jolie Môme'': written and composed by Léo Ferré. *1961: ''C'était bien'' (''Le P'tit bal perdu''): written by Robert Nyel and composed by Gaby Verlor. *1961: ''Le Temps passé'' : written and composed by Georges Brassens. *1961: ''Chandernagor'' : written and composed by Guy Béart. *1962: ''Accordéon'' : written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg. *1962: ''Paris Canaille '' : written and composed by Léo Ferré. *1963: ''La Javanaise'' : written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg. *1966: ''Un petit poisson, un petit oiseau'' : written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. *1967: ''Déshabillez-moi '': written by Robert Nyel and composed by Gaby Verlor. *1970: ''Les Pingouins'' : written and composed by Frédéric Botton. *1971: ''La Chanson des vieux amants'' : written by Jacques Brel and composed by Gérard Jouannest. *1971: ''J'arrive'' : written by Jacques Brel and composed by Gérard Jouannest. *1972: ''Mon fils chante'' : written by Maurice Fanon and composed by Gérard Jouannest. *1977: ''Non monsieur je n'ai pas vingt ans'': written by Henri Gougaud and composed by Gérard Jouannest. *1983: ''Le Temps des cerises'' : written by Jean Baptiste Clément and composed by Antoine Renard. *1988: ''Ne me quitte pas'' : written and composed by Jacques Brel. *2006: ''La Chanson de Prévert'' : written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg. *2009: ''Le Déserteur'': written and composed by Boris Vian.

Filmography

*1947: ''

The Bouquinquant Brothers ''The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (French: ''Les frères Bouquinquant'') is a 1947 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Albert Préjean, Madeleine Robinson and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1930 novel ''The Bouquinquant Brother ...

'' (by Louis Daquin) – Une religieuse *1948: '' Ulysse ou les mauvaises rencontres'' (Short, by Alexandre Astruc) *1949: ''

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'' (by Julien Duvivier) – Rachel *1950: '' Orphée'' (by Jean Cocteau) – Aglaonice *1951: '' Sans laisser d'adresse'' (by Jean-Paul Le Chanois) – La chanteuse *1952: ''

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'' (by Rudolph Maté) – Singer (scenes deleted) *1953: ''

When You Read This Letter ''When You Read This Letter'' (French: ''Quand tu liras cette lettre'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco and Yvonne Sanson. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios ...

'' (by Jean-Pierre Melville) – Thérèse Voise *1953: ''

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'' (by Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli) – Herself *1953: ''

Boum sur Paris ''Boum sur Paris'', is a French comedy film from 1953, directed by Maurice de Canonge. Plot In the early 1950s, the popular radio program "La Kermesse aux Étoiles", hosted by the famous Jean Nohain, mixing lottery games and performances of va ...

'' (by Maurice de Canonge) – Juliette Gréco *1956: ''

Elena and Her Men ''Elena and Her Men'' is a 1956 in film, 1956 film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Ingrid Bergman and Jean Marais. The film's original French title was ''Elena et les Hommes'', and in English-speaking countries, the title was ''Paris Does S ...

'' (by Jean Renoir) – Miarka, la gitane *1956: '' La Châtelaine du Liban'' (by Richard Pottier) – Maroussia *1956: ' (by Raoul André) – Nicky Nistakos *1957: ''

'' (by Henry King) – Georgette Aubin *1957: ''

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'' (by Henri Diamant-Berger) – Herself (uncredited) *1957: '' Œil pour œil'' (by André Cayatte) *1958: '' The Naked Earth'' (by Vincent Sherman) – Maria *1958: '' The Roots of Heaven'' (by John Huston) – Minna *1958: '' Bonjour tristesse'' (by Otto Preminger) – Herself *1959: ''

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'' (by Lewis Allen) – Lora *1960: ''

Crack in the Mirror ''Crack in the Mirror'' is a 1960 drama film directed by Richard Fleischer. The three principal actors, Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, and Bradford Dillman, play dual roles in two interconnected stories as the participants in two love triangles. ...

'' (by Richard Fleischer) – Eponine / Florence *1961: '' The Big Gamble'' (by Richard Fleischer) – Marie *1962: ''

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'' (by Henri Decoin) – Myriam Heller *1963: ''Canzoni nel mondo'' (by Vittorio Sala) – Herself *1964: '' The Chase'' (by Michel Boisrond) – Une invitée au spectacle de Sylvie Vartan (uncredited) *1964: '' Love at Sea'' (by Guy Gilles) – L'actrice du film *1965: ''

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'' (by Géza von Radványi) – Dinah *1967: ''

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'' (by Anatole Litvak) – Juliette *1967: '' Le Désordre à vingt ans'' (Documentary, by Jacques Baratier) – Herself *1973: ''

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'' (by Jacques Brel) *1975: ''

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'' (by Maurice Dugowson) – Flo *1999: '' Lettre à mon frère Guy Gilles, cinéaste trop tôt disparu'' (Documentary, by Luc Bernard) – Herself *2001: '' Paris à tout prix'' (Documentary, by Yves Jeuland) – Herself *2001: '' Belphégor, le fantôme du Louvre'' (by Jean-Paul Salomé) – Woman in the cemetery *2002: '' Jedermanns Fest'' (by Fritz Lehner) – Yvonne Becker (final film role)

Theatre

*1946: ''Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir'' (by

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at the

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) *1955: ''Anastasia'' (by

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at the Théâtre Antoine) *1964: ''Bonheur, impair et passe'' (by

at the Théâtre Édouard VII)

References

Sources

*Anthony Beever and Artemis Cooper. ''Paris After the Liberation, 1944–1949''. London: Penguin, 1994. pp. 315–320. * Boggio, Philippe. ''

'' (pp. 152–154) * Davis, Miles, ''Miles'' (pp. 126–127)

External links

*

(English) *
Biography of Juliette Gréco
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