Jacqueline Francell

{{Short description|French actress (1908–1962)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Jacqueline Francell

| image = Jacqueline Francell 1930.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Francell in 1930

| birth_date = 23 March 1908

| birth_place = Paris, France

| death_date = 1962

| death_place = Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

| othername =

| occupation = Singer, Actress

| yearsactive = 1928–1938

}}

Jacqueline Francell (24 March 1908, in Paris – 12 October 1962, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French singer, stage and film actress.Goble p.375 As a singer she also appeared in opera at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and created the role of Princess Blanche-Aline in Les Aventures du roi Pausole by Honegger in 1930.’L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918-1940)’ (http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm),{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} accessed 18.08.09.

In the field of comédie musicale she created roles in Déshabillez-vous ! (1928), Flossie (1929), Arsène Lupin, banquier (1930, alongside Jean Gabin), La Pouponnière (1932), Oh ! Papa !... (1933), Florestan 1er, prince de Monaco (1933), La Margoton du bataillon (1937) and J'hésite (1938), recording songs from most of these pieces.

She was the daughter of the tenor, and later vocal teacher, Fernand Francell.[http://data.bnf.fr/13996431/jacqueline_francell/ Bibliothèque nationale de France : Jacqueline Francell (1908-1962)], accessed 25 September 2015.