Title: Mistinguett, queen of the Paris night
Description: Given that no autobiography is necessarily the whole truth, this is a delightful book about the great stage artiste born Jeanne Bourgeois. For those of us old enough to remember her still flashing those delightful legs when she was in her 70s, this book makes a fine read, although it is perhaps better read in the original French.
Subjects: Correspondence, reminiscences, French Actors
Places: Paris, the Americas, Britain
People: Maurice Chevalier, Max Dearly
Time periods: Late 19th century to the 1950s.