History Creator / YvesMontand

* [[invoked]]RomanceOnTheSet: He had an affair with Creator/MarilynMonroe on the set of the aptly named ''Let's Make Love'', while both were married (to Creator/SimoneSignoret and Creator/ArthurMiller respectively). The resulting scandal also partly caused issues with the production of Marilyn's ''Film/TheMisfits'' the same year.

Ivo Livi, [[StageNames better known as]] Yves Montand (October 13, 1921 - November 9, 1991), was an UsefulNotes/{{Ital|y}}ian-born French singer and actor.

Ivo Livi, [[StageNames better known as]] Yves Montand (October 13, 1921 - November 9, 1991), was an Italian-born French singer and actor.

He was born in Monsummano Terme, Tuscany. His parents fled UsefulNotes/FascistItaly and settled in Marseille, where he grew up. He was particularly fond of American [[TheMusical musicals]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, especially those with Creator/FredAstaire and tap dancing. He made himself a name singing in cabarets in Marseille, and, with the help of Music/EdithPiaf who saw great potential in him, he reached national fame in music halls, with songs like "Les Feuilles mortes", "C'est si bon", "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?", "Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" and "La Bicyclette".

His musical success opened him the doors of the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway, and from there to Hollywood, where he played in ''Let's Make Love'' with Creator/MarilynMonroe. Three acclaimed films of Creator/CostaGavras from 1969 to 1972 -- ''Film/{{Z}}'', ''The Confession'' and ''Film/StateOfSiege'' -- cemented him as a politically engaged actor (left-leaning).

* [[invoked]]RomanceOnTheSet: He had an affair with Creator/MarilynMonroe on the set of the aptly named ''Let's Make Love'', while both were married (to Creator/SimoneSignoret and Creator/ArthurMiller respectively). The resulting scandal also partly caused issues with the production of Monroe's ''Film/TheMisfits'' the same year.

* [[invoked]]RomanceOnTheSet: He had an affair with Creator/MarilynMonroe on the set of the aptly named ''Let's Make Love'', while both were married (to Creator/SimoneSignoret and Creator/ArthurMiller respectively). The resulting scandal also partly caused issues with the production of ''Film/TheMisfits'' the same year.

His musical success got him closer to the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway, and from there to Hollywood, where he played in ''Let's Make Love'' with Creator/MarilynMonroe. Three acclaimed films of Creator/CostaGavras from 1969 to 1972 -- ''Film/{{Z}}'', ''The Confession'' and ''Film/StateOfSiege'' -- cemented him as a politically engaged actor (left-leaning).

His parents fled UsefulNotes/FascistItaly and settled in Marseille, where he grew up. He was particularly fond of American [[TheMusical musicals]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, especially those with Creator/FredAstaire and tap dancing. He made himself a name singing in cabarets in Marseille, and, with the help of Music/EdithPiaf who saw great potential in him, he reached national fame in music halls, with songs like "Les Feuilles mortes", "C'est si bon", "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?", "Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" and "La Bicyclette".

* StageNames: The "Montand" part of his name comes from his childhood, when he played in the streets with his friends and his mother yelled "Ivo, monta!" ("Ivo, get back up here!") from a window to order him to come back up to their apartment.

* RomanceOnTheSet: He had an affair with Creator/MarilynMonroe on the set of the aptly named ''Let's Make Love'', while both were married (to Creator/SimoneSignoret and Creator/ArthurMiller respectively). The resulting scandal also partly caused issues with the production of ''Film/TheMisfits'' the same year.

His musical success got him closer to the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway, and from there to Hollywood, where he played in ''Let's Make Love'' with Creator/MarilynMonroe (and [[RomanceOnTheSet had an affair with her]], while both were married). Three acclaimed films of Creator/CostaGavras from 1969 to 1972 -- ''Film/{{Z}}'', ''The Confession'' and ''Film/StateOfSiege'' -- cemented him as a politically engaged actor (left-leaning).

His musical success got him closer to the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway, and from there to Hollywood, where he played in ''Let's Make Love'' with Creator/MarilynMonroe (and had an affair with her, while both were married). Three acclaimed films of Creator/CostaGavras from 1969 to 1972 -- ''Film/{{Z}}'', ''The Confession'' and ''Film/StateOfSiege'' -- cemented him as a politically engaged actor (left-leaning).

His musical success got him closer to the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway, and from there to Hollywood, where he played in ''Let's Make Love'' with Creator/MarilynMonroe (and had an affair with her, while both were married). The peak of his critical acclaim on film was reached with three films of Creator/CostaGavras from 1969 to 1972 -- ''Film/{{Z}}'', ''The Confession'' and ''Film/StateOfSiege'' -- which also cemented him as a politically engaged actor (left-leaning).

* ''Film/WagesOfFear'' (1953) as Mario

Ivo Livi, better known as Yves Montand (October 13, 1921 - November 9, 1991), was an Italian-born French singer and actor.

He married actress Creator/SimoneSignoret in 1951, and together they became one of French cinema's most famous couples.

His parents fled UsefulNotes/FascistItaly and settled in Marseille, where he grew up. He was particularly fond of American [[TheMusical musicals]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, especially those with Creator/FredAstaire and tap dancing. He made himself a name singing in cabarets in Marseille, and, with the help of Music/EdithPiaf, he reached national fame in music halls, with songs like "Les Feuilles mortes", "C'est si bon", "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?", "Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" and "La Bicyclette".

His parents left UsefulNotes/FascistItaly and settled in Marseille, where he grew up. He was particularly fond of American [[TheMusical musicals]] of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, especially those with Creator/FredAstaire and tap dancing. He made himself a name singing in cabarets in Marseille, and, with the help of Music/EdithPiaf, he reached national fame in music halls, with songs like "Les Feuilles mortes", "C'est si bon", "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai?", "Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" and "La Bicyclette".

His musical success got him closer to the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway, and from there to Hollywood, where he played in ''Let's Make Love'' with Creator/MarilynMonroe (and had an affair with her, while both were married). The peak of his critical acclaim on film was reached with three films of Creator/CostaGavras from 1969 to 1972 -- ''Film/{{Z}}'', ''The Confession'' and ''Film/StateOfSiege'' -- which also cemented him as a politically engaged actor.

His success got him closer to the film industry. He hit it big with his first headlining role in ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' in 1953, and on stage as well with Creator/ArthurMiller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' in 1955, which led him to Broadway.