Béatrice Arnac Explained

Béatrice Arnac
Birth Date:	23 April 1931
Birth Place:	Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, France
Death Date:	5 October 2020 (age 89)
Death Place:	Castels et Bézenac, France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Actress Singer

Béatrice Arnac (23 April 1931 – 5 October 2020) was a French actress, singer, and composer.

Biography

The daughter of the cartoonist Marcel Arnac,^[1] Béatrice was also the niece of explorer Marie Gallaud.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Béatrice Arnac died in Castels et Bézenac on 5 October 2020.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Cinema

• La Fille de Mata Hari/Mata Hari's Daughter/La figlia di Mata Hari (1955)
• Frou-Frou (1955)
• Lola Montès (1955)
• Lord Rogue (1955)
• La vie est belle (1956)
• La Traversée de Paris (1956)
• Les Truands (1956)
• OSS 117 n'est pas mort/OSS 117 Is Not Dead (1957)
• Le Souffle du désir (1958)
• The Night of Suspects (1960)
• Le Soupirant/The Suitor (1962)
• La Journée de Pernette (1963) (short)
• Dernier Domicile connu/Last Known Address (1970)
• Midi Minuit (1970)
• Les Petites Filles modèles/Good Little Girls (1971)
• Hunter Nights (2018)

Television

• Isabelle (1970)

Soundtracks

• Le Soupirant/The Suitor (1962), performer "O toi l'amour"

Discography

• Chante Alain Saury (1963)
• La rue Saint-Jean (1964)
• L'amour (1964)
• Beatrice Arnac (1966)
• Chansons de France (1967)
• Les Temps Des Amazones (1968)
• Beatrice Arnac (1973)
• Animale (1979)
• En Liberté En Public Au Fanal (1979)
• Béatrice Arnac chante Zo d'Axa (2001)

Theatre

• Scabreuse Aventure at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (1957)
• Nouvelle Orléans at the Théâtre de l'Étoile (1958)
• Rosa la Rose at the Théâtre des Capucines (1960)
• Caviar ou lentilles at the Théâtre Michel (1965)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marcel Arnac, mon père. Béatrice Arnac. fr. 2020-10-08. 2009-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20090626021657/https://www.beatrice-arnac.com/beatrice-arnac-biographie/beatrice-arnac-son-pere-marcel.html. dead.
2. Web site: Alain Saury. Béatrice Arnac. fr. 2020-10-08. 2009-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20090626021646/https://www.beatrice-arnac.com/beatrice-arnac-biographie/beatrice-arnac-alain-saury.html. dead.
3. Book: Bourdier, René. 1966. La grande Béatrice Arnac et l'ombre de l'indifférent. fr. Les Lettres françaises. Paris.
4. News: Dordogne : Béatrice Arnac, la chanteuse des années 1960, est décédée. 7 October 2020. Sud Ouest. fr . Bouynet . Clément .
5. News: Dordogne: Béatrice Arnac, la chanteuse des années 1960, est décédée. fr. Sud-Ouest. 7 October 2020. Clément Bouynet. 8 November 2020.
6. Web site: fr . État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970 . . deces.matchid.io . 21 November 2020.