Characters in And the Show Went On

Maurice Chevalier

A French singer and actor who continued to perform for both French and German audiences during the occupation of Paris.

Édith Piaf

A renowned French singer who, like Chevalier, performed for both French and German audiences during the occupation.

Pablo Picasso

A famous painter whose art was officially banned by the Germans, yet he continued to paint in his Paris apartment.

Céline

A virulent anti-Semite author whose books were published during the occupation.

Albert Camus

An anti-Nazi author whose books were published during the occupation.

Jean-Paul Sartre

An anti-Nazi author whose books were published during the occupation.

Irène Némirovsky

A Jewish performer or creator who was deported to a death camp during the occupation.

Marcel Carné