Jane Avril
French can-can dancer (1868–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jane Avril (9 June 1868 – 17 January 1943) was a French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his paintings. Extremely thin, "given to jerky movements and sudden contortions", she was nicknamed La Mélinite, after an explosive.[1]
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Born | Jeanne Louise Beaudon (1868-06-09)9 June 1868 Belleville, 20th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Died | 17 January 1943(1943-01-17) (aged 74) |
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Can-can dancer |
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