Hector Monréal

Hector Monréal (17 July 1839 – 20 May 1910) was a French illustrator, chansonnier and playwright, mostly known for his song Frou-frou. A draftsman at the French Ministry of War, he left this position in 1862 to engage as an actor for the Théâtre Montmartre (1862-1864). He then became a cartoonist at Le Petit journal where he made the summary-signs posted every morning at the newspaper's door. He then embarked into theatrical writing with Henri Blondeau. For forty years, their plays will be interpreted on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre des Variétés, Théâtre du Château-d'Eau, Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques etc. Several of his songs were recorded and interpreted by Suzy Delair, Berthe Sylva, Bourvil or Line Renaud inter alia