Reda Caire Explained

Reda Caire (real name: Joseph Gandhour) (1908–1963) was a popular singer of operettes in Paris in the 1930s and 1950s.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Gandhour was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1908.^[1] He took his stage name from his hometown.^[1] He starred in the movie, L'enfant de minuit.^[4]

During the Second World War, he was accused of being Jewish.^[5] He was gay, though closeted.^[3]

He was buried in Saint-Zacharie, France in 1963.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=wL6aMmAWinAC&q=%22reda+caire%22 David Bret, The Mistinguett legend, Robson, 1990, p. 199
2. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Petit futé: Var, 2010, p. 223 https://books.google.com/books?id=ulat5Jr79k0C&dq=%22reda+caire%22&pg=PA223
3. Michel Souvais, Arletty, confidences à son secrétaire, Editions Publibook, 2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=693PZnGRVVkC&dq=%22reda+caire%22&pg=PA86
4. Sharon Smith, Women Who Make Movies, Hopkinson & Blake, 1975, p. 115 https://books.google.com/books?id=a19ZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22reda+caire%22
5. Robert Zaretsky, Nîmes at War: Religion, Politics, and Public Opinion in the Gard, 1938–1944, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994, p. 106 https://books.google.com/books?id=BCcTwNbKpZ0C&dq=%22reda+caire%22&pg=PA106