Jane Avril

Jane Avril
Photo of Avril c. 1893
Born
Jeanne Louise Beaudon

(1868-06-09)9 June 1868
Died17 January 1943(1943-01-17) (aged 74)
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationCan-can dancer
Jane Avril, c. 1892, by Toulouse-Lautrec

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]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Adrian (20 June 2011). "Dancer to the music of time". The Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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