Dranem
Sign in to savethumb|Dranem, c.1910 Dranem (23 May 1869 – 13 October 1935) was a French comic singer, music hall, stage and film actor. thumb|Dranem, 1895 poster
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- 1869-05-23
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- 1935-10-13
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- 1869-05-23
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- 1935-10-13
- birth name
- Charles Armand Ménard
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- Dranem
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thumb|Dranem, c.1910 Dranem (23 May 1869 – 13 October 1935) was a French comic singer, music hall, stage and film actor. thumb|Dranem, 1895 poster
==History== Born Armand Ménard, in Paris, he began working as an apprentice jeweler in a local shop before embarking on a career in entertainment. Adopting the singular stage name of Dranem, a palindromic anagram of "Menard," he made his debut performance in 1894. In 1895, he performed with fellow newcomers Félix Mayol and Max Dearly in the "Concert Parisien" from where he went on to become a leading music hall entertainer in his own comic absurdist genre. In 1899, he was signed to perform at the famous Eldorado Club, where he appeared regularly for the next twenty years.