Jacques Pills is a French actor and crooner-style vocalist whose career spanned
the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He was born as "René Jacques Ducos" on January 7,
1906, on Tulle, France. After making his musical debut at Paris' iconic cabaret,
the Moulin-Rouge, he formed the vocal duo Pills et Tabet with pianist Georges
Tabet. The two toured internationally while also pursuing separate careers as
actors, with Pills appearing in films like Take the Road and You, It's Me during
the late 1930s. The outbreak of war in 1939 prompted the group to split up, and
Pills launched a solo career ...