Yvonne George
Yvonne de Knops, known professionally as Yvonne George, and born in Brussels,
Belgium, in 1896, was a singer, feminist, and actress. She began her artistic
career on stage before focusing on a repertoire of old songs with realist
themes. In the 1920s, Paul Franck, director of the Paris Olympia, discovered
George in a Brussels cabaret and she debuted at the Olympia in 1922, performing
"Nous irons à Valparaiso" and "Good bye Farewell". Her performance style
embodied the principles of French realist song. In 1924, she became involved
with poet Robert Desnos, who wrote numerous poems...
