Benech, Marie Joseph Ferdinand Louis 24.sep.1875-20.mar.1925 France, Paris - Paris Saint-Denis
singer, songwriter, mainly as lyricist, born at 7 Rue du Pot-de-Fer, 16.jul.1902 graduated as doctor of medicine but never practiced, 'I do not trust medicine' he explained, 1902-1914 residing at 1 Rue d'Hauteville in Paris Porte-Saint-Denis, 1919 at 26 Boulevard de Strasbourg in Paris Porte-Saint-Martin, he self-published his numerous chansons and those of other songwriters as L. Benech or F. L. Benech in Paris, he died suddenly aged 49 from a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) at his home 8 Passage de l'Industrie in Paris Porte-Saint-Denis and was buried in the Benech family grave at the cemetery in Tour-de-Faure (Lot), 30.apr.1925 a Festival Louis Benech son vie et l'oeuvre was organized and broadcasted on radio, 19.mar.1926 and 19.mar.1927 anniversary services were celebrated in Tour-de-Faure for the rest of the soul of Louis Benech the popular songwriter so regretted ; son of railroad employee Louis Blanche Benech (Paris Montmartre 26.jul.1849-) and Aline Blanche Elise Lacaille (Oise, Breteuil 11.apr.1851-) who divorced 5.sep.1882 on wife's petition ; 30.jan.1912 aged 36 in Paris he married the 17 year old Yvonne Elise Ladan Bockairy (Paris Vaucresson 13.jul.1894-)