Mistinguett biography for kids
Mistinguett biography for kids
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Mistinguett
French actress and singer
Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois (5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956), known professionally as Mistinguett (French:[mistɛ̃ɡɛt]), was a French actress and singer.
She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.[1]
Early life
The daughter of Antoine Bourgeois, a 31-year-old day-labourer, and Jeannette Debrée, a 21-year-old seamstress, Jeanne Bourgeois was born at 5 Rue du Chemin-de-Fer (today Rue Gaston-Israël), in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France.
The family moved to Soisy-sous-Montmorency where she spent her childhood; her parents later worked as mattress-makers.[2][3]
At an early age Bourgeois aspired to be an entertainer.
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She began as a flower seller in a restaurant in her hometown, singing popular ballads as she sold blossoms.
Entertainer
After taking classes in theatre and singing, she began her career as an entertainer in 1885.
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