Léon Xanrof, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Léon Xanrof

French playwright and songwriter

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1867

Place of Birth: 18th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-May-1953

Profession: poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, chansonnier

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Léon Alfred Fourneau (9 December 1867, in Paris – 17 May 1953, in Paris) was a French humourist, music-hall artist, playwright and songwriter.
Originally trained as a lawyer he invented the stage- and penname Xanrof by inversion of the Latin fornax of his French surname fourneau ("furnace"), before finally legally changing his name to Léon Xanrof.
Yvette Guilbert experienced early success singing Xanrof's songs at Rodolphe Salis' cabaret Le Chat Noir.