Ninon Vallin, French soprano and actress (d. 1961)
Eugénie "Ninon" Vallin (8 September 1886 – 22 November 1961) was a French soprano who achieved considerable popularity in opera, operetta and classical song recitals during an international career that lasted for more than four decades.
1886Sep, 8
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