Béatrice Arnac

Born

1931-04-23

Died

2020-10-05

Birthplace

Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Biography

Béatrice Arnac (23 April 1931 – 5 October 2020) was a French actress, singer, and composer. The daughter of the cartoonist Marcel Arnac,[Béatrice was also the niece of explorer Marie Gallaud. In 1962, she received the Grand Prize of the Académie Charles Cros. She performed 22 songs that were written by songwriters such as Paul Éluard, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Robert Desnos, and Bertolt Brecht. She also performed in the second act of the play Le Bel indifférent. She performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and on the television show La Chance aux chansons. She was part of the cast of La Traversée de Paris, released in 1956. Béatrice Arnac died in Castels et Bézenac on 5 October 2020. Source: Article "Béatrice Arnac" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.