Born Ivo Livi in Tuscany, this performer began his career at seventeen as a music-hall singer before becoming one of France's greatest actors. He rests in Division 44 alongside his wife Simone Signoret. Who is he?
The answer
Born Ivo Livi in Tuscany in 1921, Yves Montand started out at the age of seventeen as a music-hall performer before becoming a star of French cinema. He rests in Division 44, alongside Simone Signoret.
This question belongs to the “Musicians and Composers” series of the Père-Lachaise quiz: ten questions, a story behind every right answer.