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Acting
Yves Montand
Also known as: Ivo Livi, Yves Livi, Yves Montant, ایو مونتان
Biography
Ivo Livi (13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand, was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a small village in the hills of Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer. Montand's mother Giuseppina Simoni was a devout Catholic. The family left Italy for France in 1923 following fascist Benito Mussolini's rise to power. He grew up in Marseille, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's beauty salon (Salon de Coiffure), as well as later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris; she made him part of her act. Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for crooner style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at Bruno Coquatrix's Paris Olympia music hall, and toured with musicians including Didi Duprat. In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57. During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for Best Actor in 1980 for I comme Icare and again in 1984 for Garçon! In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources (both 1986), co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. In 1951, he married Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with American actress Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her final films, Let's Make Love. He was the stepfather to Signoret's daughter from her previous marriage, Catherine Allégret. Montand's only child, a son named Valentin, by his second wife, Carole Amiel (b. 1960), was born in 1988. In a paternity suit that caused commotion across France, another woman accused Montand of being the father of her daughter and went to court to obtain a DNA sample from him. Montand refused, but the woman persisted even after his death. In a court ruling that made international headlines, the woman won the right to have Montand exhumed and a sample taken. The results indicated that he was not the girl's biological father. He supported left-wing causes during the 1950s and 1960s, and attended Communist festivals and meetings. ... Source: Article "Yves Montand" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 13, 1921
Day of Death
November 9, 1991
Age at Death
70 years old
Place of Birth
Monsummano Terme, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Popularity Score
1.5
Filmography
Nostalgia for the Future
Self (Archive footage)
2026Movie
Les Rois de la comédie
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022Movie
Marilyn, a woman of today
archive footage
2022Movie
Romy, A Free Woman
archive footage
2022Movie
Trintignant by Trintignant
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Mitterrand, président culturel
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Le Parti du cinéma
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Movie
Signoret and Montand, Monroe and Miller: Two couples in Hollywood
Self(archive footage)
2020Movie
1958: Those Who Said No
Self (archive footage)
2018Movie
Claude Sautet, Romy, Yves, Michel et les autres
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017Movie
The Force of Destiny
Self
2017Movie
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015Movie
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014Movie
Dans les coulisses: le tournage de 'Trois Places pour le 26'
Self (Archive Footage)
2013Movie
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
2012Movie
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012Movie
Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Self (archive footage)
2011Movie
Hollywood Invasion
archive footage
2011Movie
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Marilyn, dernières séances
Self(archive footage)
2008Movie
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
Making 'The Misfits'
Self (archive footage)
2002Movie
Montand
Self (archive footage)
1994Movie
IP5: The Island of Pachyderms
Léon Marcel
1992Movie
Netchayev is Back
Pierre Marroux
1991Movie
Rush - Voyage à Moscou
Self
1990Movie
Stars 90
Self
1990TV
Three Seats for the 26th
Yves Montand
1988Movie
Jean de Florette
César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
1986Movie
Manon of the Spring
César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"
1986Movie
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985TV
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Self
1984Movie
Vive la crise !
Self / Self - Presenter
1984Movie
Waiter!
Alex, head waiter
1983Movie
One Minute for One Image
Self - Narrator
1983Movie
All Fired Up
Victor Valance
1982Movie
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982TV
Choice of Arms
Noel Durieux
1981Movie
Womanlight
Michel Follin
1979Movie
I... for Icarus
Henri Volney
1979Movie
I... for Icarus
Associate Producer
1979Movie
Roads to the South
Jean Larrea
1978Movie
Ciné regards
Self
1978TV
A Grin Without a Cat
Narrator (voice)
1977Movie
La Menace
Henri Savin
1977Movie
Police Python 357
Inspecteur Marc Ferrot
1976Movie
The Big Operator
Morland
1976Movie
A Butterfly in the Night
Voz
1976Movie
Cérémonie des César
Self - President
1976TV
Lovers Like Us
Martin
1975Movie
Special Section
Un milicien
1975Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
Numéro un
Self
1975TV
Apostrophes
Self
1975TV
T'es fou Marcel
Self
1974Movie
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Vincent, entrepreneur
1974Movie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer
Self
1974Movie
Chance and Violence
Laurent Bermann
1974Movie
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974Movie
Les Deux mémoires
Self
1974Movie
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974TV
The Son
Ange Orahona
1973Movie
Cesar and Rosalie
César
1972Movie
Tout Va Bien
Him, Jacques
1972Movie
State of Siege
Philip Michael Santore
1972Movie
J'ai tout donné
Self
1972Movie
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972TV
Delusions of Grandeur
Blaze, Don Sallust's valet
1971Movie
You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
Self - Interviewee
1971Movie
Le Cercle Rouge
Jansen
1970Movie
The Confession
Gérard
1970Movie
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Dr. Marc Chabot
1970Movie
Z
Z
1969Movie
The Devil by the Tail
Le baron César Maricorne
1969Movie
Mr. Freedom
Capt. Formidable (uncredited)
1969Movie
One Night... a Train
Mathias
1968Movie
À bout portant
Self
1968TV
Live for Life
Robert Colomb
1967Movie
Is Paris Burning?
Sgt. Marcel Bizien
1966Movie
The War Is Over
Diego Mora / Carlos / Domingo
1966Movie
Grand Prix
Jean-Pierre Sarti
1966Movie
Rotterdam-Europoort
Narrator (French version) (voice)
1966Movie
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
1966Movie
The Sleeping Car Murders
L'inspecteur Grazzi
1965Movie
Einer wird gewinnen
Self
1964TV
The Lovely Month of May
Narrator (French version) (voice)
1963Movie
My Geisha
Paul Robaix
1962Movie
Goodbye Again
Roger Demarest
1961Movie
Sanctuary
Candy Man
1961Movie
Let's Make Love
Jean-Marc Clement
1960Movie
The Law
Matteo Brigante
1959Movie
Discorama
Self
1959TV
Premier mai
Jean Meunier
1958Movie
The Witches of Salem
John Proctor
1957Movie
The Wide Blue Road
Giovanni Squarciò
1957Movie
Men and Wolves
Ricuccio
1957Movie
The Wind Rose
Yves (archive footage)
1957Movie
Django Reinhardt
Narrator (voice)
1957Movie
Yves Montand is Singing
Self
1957Movie
Un matin comme les autres
Yves
1956Movie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956TV
Cinépanorama
Self
1956TV
Napoleon
Lefebvre
1955Movie
Marguerite of the Night
M. Léon
1955Movie
Heroes and Sinners
Michel Rivière
1955Movie
The Anatomy of Love
Vasco
1954Movie
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954TV
Air of Paris
Songs
1954Movie
The Wages of Fear
Mario Livi
1953Movie
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
La Joie de vivre
Self - Guest
1952TV
The Red Inn
Singing Commentator (voice)
1951Movie
Paris Still Sings!
Self
1951Movie
Paris Is Always Paris
Yves Montand
1951Movie
Lost Souvenirs
Raoul, street singer (segment "Le violon")
1950Movie
Rendez-vous de l'espérance
Self
1950Movie
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
The Idol
Fontana
1948Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
Bambi
Self
1948TV
Gates of the Night
Jean Diego
1946Movie
Star Without Light
Pierre
1946Movie
la loi
Matteo Brigante
—Movie