Brel's music was introduced to Elly and Eric by a friend who worked for a record company. In 1961, she appeared in a minor New York musical revue entitled "O, Oysters!" written and produced by second husband Eric Blau. The revue was based on the translation of Brel's songs.
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(1968) She acted in Jacques Brel, Eric Blau, and Mort Shuman's musical, "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living in Paris," at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliott, and June Gable in the cast.
Jacques Brel's music is effective because it deals with the most basic of human passions. It's all about the human condition. When you're dealing with something like that, it's not bound by time. It makes people feel. -- ES, in a 2008 interview
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Brel's music was introduced to Elly and Eric by a friend who worked for a record company. In 1961, she appeared in a minor New York musical revue entitled "O, Oysters!" written and produced by second husband Eric Blau. The revue was based on the translation of Brel's songs.
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