Manceaux, Jeanne
(1886–1974)
Manceaux, JeanneManceaux, JeanneJeanne Manceaux (B * NOGENT-SUR-MARNE, 1886 – D † NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, 1974) Born Jeanne Poulenc, elder sister of composer Francis Poulenc. She married André Manceaux (1883–1967) in 1913, and had three children. She studied voice with Jeanne Raunay and Claire Croiza. Jeanne was an important quasi-parental figure in Poulenc's emotional life after the rather premature deaths of their parents. She is the dedicatee of »La Grace exileé« from Calligrammes.