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- catalog abstract "Rival to Josephine Baker and inspiration to Edith Piaf, Mistinguett- born Jean Boureois in the French village of Enghien in 1875 -was the original torch singer, the sultry chanteuse whose throbbing signature song "My Man" would later be immortalized by Fanny Brice and the movie 'Funny Girl.' Flaunting her gorgeous legs- rumored to be insured for millions of dollars -and clad in sequined skirts and flowing feather capes, she shimmied onto the Parisian music hall stages of the early 1900s and reigned supreme until her career ended in the 1950s.-Book jacket.".
- catalog contributor b3264981.
- catalog created "1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
- catalog description "Acknowledgements [sic] -- Introduction -- The Duc D'Enghien's unclaimed bastard -- A den of thieves -- Toute la Belle Epoque -- Max Dearly, Damia and the Chaloupee -- Chevalier -- The Great War -- 'I'm just wild about Harry!' -- Off to the jungle to buy a monkey! -- Staircases, cat fights and an abundance of feathers -- Roundabouts and swings -- 'Those damned Americans!' -- The Villa Mistinguett and the European tour -- Rigolboche! -- Burning the candle at both ends -- 'Fairyland!' -- Mistinguett and the German Occupation -- 'It's what's called living on borrowed time!' -- 'My whole life!' -- Epilogue -- Appendix : the recordings of Mistinguett.".
- catalog description "Rival to Josephine Baker and inspiration to Edith Piaf, Mistinguett- born Jean Boureois in the French village of Enghien in 1875 -was the original torch singer, the sultry chanteuse whose throbbing signature song "My Man" would later be immortalized by Fanny Brice and the movie 'Funny Girl.' Flaunting her gorgeous legs- rumored to be insured for millions of dollars -and clad in sequined skirts and flowing feather capes, she shimmied onto the Parisian music hall stages of the early 1900s and reigned supreme until her career ended in the 1950s.-Book jacket.".
- catalog extent "262 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0312054718 :".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "782.42164/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "ML420.M538 B7 1991".
- catalog subject "Mistinguett, 1875-".
- catalog subject "Mistinguett, 1875-1956.".
- catalog subject "Singers France Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgements [sic] -- Introduction -- The Duc D'Enghien's unclaimed bastard -- A den of thieves -- Toute la Belle Epoque -- Max Dearly, Damia and the Chaloupee -- Chevalier -- The Great War -- 'I'm just wild about Harry!' -- Off to the jungle to buy a monkey! -- Staircases, cat fights and an abundance of feathers -- Roundabouts and swings -- 'Those damned Americans!' -- The Villa Mistinguett and the European tour -- Rigolboche! -- Burning the candle at both ends -- 'Fairyland!' -- Mistinguett and the German Occupation -- 'It's what's called living on borrowed time!' -- 'My whole life!' -- Epilogue -- Appendix : the recordings of Mistinguett.".
- catalog title "The Mistinguett legend / David Bret.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".