Fréhel [SEP] native language
Fréhel
Fréhel (; born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress.
Biography.
Born in Paris, France to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sordid side of Paris. In her teens she got a break when she met one of the female music-hall performers who heard her sing and introduced her to show business promoters.
She began performing under the stage name Pervenche, and
as making an appearance in the 1934 East Coast film production ""The Gem Of The Ocean"". In 1935, she returned to her native France where she acted in several films during the ensuing two years. In 1937, she returned to the stage, performing in musical varieties with the celebrated songstress Fréhel in Paris. She was part of a number of other shows in London and other cities throughout Europe including the original London production of "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter, in which she played the lead role