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Yvonne Arnaud

French-born pianist singer and actress

Died when: 67 years 274 days (813 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Yvonne Arnaud

Germaine Yvonne Arnaud (20 December 1890 – 20 September 1958) was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land.

After beginning a career as a concert pianist as a child, Arnaud acted in musical comedies.She switched to non-musical comedy and drama around 1920 and was one of the players in the second of the Aldwych farces, A Cuckoo in the Nest, a hit in 1925.

She also had dramatic roles and made films in the 1930s and 1940s, and continued to act into the 1950s.

She occasionally performed as a pianist later in her career.The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre was named in her memory in Guildford, Surrey.


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