Editing Yves Montand (section)

==Career==
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Montand achieved international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in many films. He is recognised for [[crooner]] style songs, with those about Paris becoming instant classics. He was one of the best known performers at [[Bruno Coquatrix]]'s [[Paris Olympia]] music hall, and toured with musicians including [[Didi Duprat]]. In October 1947, he sang "[[What Can I Do? (Édith Piaf song)|Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ?]]" (music by [[Henri Betti]] and lyrics by [[Édith Piaf]]) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "[[C'est si bon]]" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it. Montand was also very popular in the [[Soviet Union]] and Eastern Europe, where he did a concert tour in 1956-57.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Oiva |first1=Mila |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-69048-9 |title=Yves Montand in the USSR: Cultural Diplomacy and Mixed Messages |last2=Salmi |first2=Hannu |last3=Johnson |first3=Bruce |date=2021-04-29 |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-030-69047-2 |location=Cham |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-69048-9 |s2cid=242402774}}</ref>

During his career, Montand acted in American motion pictures as well as on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. He was nominated for a [[César Award]] for Best Actor in 1980 for ''I comme Icare'' and again in 1984 for ''Garçon!'' In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his best remembered performances, as the scheming uncle in ''[[Jean de Florette]]'', co-starring [[Gérard Depardieu]], and ''[[Manon des Sources (1986 film)|Manon des Sources]]'' (both 1986), co-starring [[Emmanuelle Béart]]. The film was a worldwide critical hit and revived Montand's profile in the United States, where he made an appearance on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=1987-06-17 |title=Late Night with David Letterman (a Guest Stars & Air Dates Guide) |url=http://epguides.com/LateNightwithDavidLetterman/ |access-date=14 May 2013}}</ref>