Suzy Solidor

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French Singer

Suzy Solidor (1900-1983) was a French singer and actress,
appearing in films such as La Garconne.
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Biography

Suzy Solidor was born on 18 December 1900 in the Pie district of Saint-Servan-sur-Mer in Brittany, France, under the name of Suzanne Louise Marie Marion. She was the daughter of Louise Marie Adeline Marion, a 28-year-old single mother. She died on 30 March 1983 in Cagnes-sur-Mer and is buried in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer, where she had lived. In 1907 she became Suzy Rocher when her mother married Eugene Prudent Rocher. She later changed her name to Suzy Solidor when she moved to Paris in the late 1920's, taking the name from a district of Saint-Servan in which she had lived.

Early in 1930 she became a popular singer and opened a chic nightclub called La Vie parisienne. She was openly lesbian.

One of the singer's most famous publicity stunts was to become known as the "most painted woman in the world". She posed for some of the greatest known artists of the day including Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Raoul Dufy, Marie Laurencin, Francis Picabia and Kees van Dongen. Her stipulation for sitting was that she would be given the paintings to hang in her club and by this time she had accumulated thirty-three portraits of herself. La Vie parisienne became one of the trendiest night spots in Paris.

Solidor's most famous portrait was done by Tamara de Lempicka.
Solidor met Tamara de Lempicka sometime in the early 1930s and Suzy asked the artist to paint her. Tamara agreed, but only if she could paint Solidor in the nude. Solidor agreed and the painting was finished in 1933.

During the occupation her nightclub was popular with German officers, and after the war she was convicted by the Epuration legale as a collaborator.

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Portrait of Suzy Solidor 1933 oil on wood Heralded as the "most painted woman in the world", Suzy posed for many renowned artists including Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Born in Deauville France, Suzy Rocher later changed her name to Suzy Solidor when she moved...
Terres de femmes: 30 mars 1983/Mort de la chanteuse Suzy Solidor
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Suzy Solidor - Biographie
Suzy Solidor Fiche biographique (site "Du Temps des cerises aux Feuilles mortes")
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Suzy Solidor Suzy Solidor was a French singer, actress and novelist.

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