- He is interred near his wife Simone Signoret in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
- In her book "My Lucky Stars", Shirley MacLaine wrote that before filming on My Geisha (1962) began, Montand bet her husband Steve Parker that he could seduce her. Parker, whom MacLaine learned later, was having an affair at the time, took Montand up on the bet; Montand won.
- The name of "Yves Montand" comes from his childhood: his Italian mother used to yell at him "Ivo, monta" ("come upstairs, Ivo" in Tuscan dialect) when it was time to go home.
- Dated famous French singer Édith Piaf from 1944 to 1946.
- Became the first popular singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House, in 1982.
- Singer, best known for his performance of jazz hit "Autumn Leaves" among other popular songs.
- Came from a working-class (docklands) Marseilles family. Left school at eleven and held various jobs in bars, factories and a hair salon. He first performed in amateur theatrics at the age of seventeen. His breakthrough came in his twenties, while singing in Parisian music halls. There he was spotted by Edith Piaf. He lived with her for two years. She became his mentor and co-star in several films, until his first solo success in "Le Salaire de la Peur" in 1953.
- Anne Fleurange accused him of being the father of her daughter, who she said was conceived while she and Montand were working on Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974). She sued him to obtain a DNA sample, but he refused. After his death, Fleurange obtained a court ruling to have his body exhumed. On 11 March 1998, a paternity test proved that Montand wasn't the father of her daughter.
- Had a well-publicised affair with Marilyn Monroe in 1960, while filming Let's Make Love (1960).
- Became natural citizen of France in 1932.
- Admired Fred Astaire.
- First singing tour of the United States in 1959.
- Montand's father, Giovanni Livi, was a locally important figure in the French Communist Party in Marseilles when Montand was in his teens. Montand himself later joined the Communist Party and remained a member until 1968, when he broke with the Party in response to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
- When he was young, he was a hairdresser in Marseille (France).
- His parents escaped Italy in 1921 as Benito Mussolini rose to power.
- Toured as a jazz singer in the Soviet Union in 1956 and in 1963, and met with Nikita Khrushchev. Became critical of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, then made a movie about socialist dictatorship.
- President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987
- Marlène Jobert tells in her biography that Yves Montand once tried to seduce her; and because she refused he tried several times to smash her career. Jobert also said that while she had great admiration for the artist, Yves Montand was some one arrogant, selfish and a disgusting character in his personal life.
- Montand is often erroneously credited with playing a German officer (mainly seen in long shots) in Kelly's Heroes (1970). The character is actually played by the credited actor David Gross, who strongly resembles Montand.
- In September 1947, Henri Betti offered to Yves Montand singing two songs he has composed : "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ?" (lyrics by Édith Piaf) and "C'est si bon" (lyrics by André Hornez). Yves Montand recorded "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ?" with Jean Marion and his Orchestra in October but not "C'est si bon". After the success of the recording of "C'est si bon" by Les Soeurs Étienne with Raymond Legrand and his Orchestra in May 1948, he decided to record it. He recorded the song with Bob Castella and his Orchestra and, in 1964, he recorded the song a second time but with Hubert Rostaing and his Orchestra.
- Catherine Allegret alleged that he abused her from the age of five.
- Montand and his wife espoused many leftist causes in the 1950s and 1960s, taking part, like many other French intellectuals, in Communist Party meetings and festivals. Signoret once described herself as a fellow traveler but said that neither she nor her husband had ever joined the party. In later years they began to moderate their views and moved toward the right. Signoret never went as far as Montand, who became a spokesman for many rightist causes.
- In 2016, Lambert Wilson released the album "Wilson chante Montand" in which he sings the songs of Yves Montand. The musical arrangements of the 17 songs on the album were made by Bruno Fontaine.
- Has his look-alike puppet in the French show _"Guignols de l'info, Les" (1988)_.
- Yves Montand was shown singing from France to the USA via the communications satellite "Telestar". This was a transmission to show how satellite technology could broadcast from one continent to another. This was in the summer of 1962, one of several transmissions from earth to satellite and back to earth.
- Ended his involvement with Communism due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary in November 1956.
- Marlène Jobert tells in her biography that just after the news about Marilyn Monroe's death, Yves Montand - ex Marilyn's lover - remained stone cold whilst the rest of the French people around him were crying, full of grief.
- Marlène Jobert tells in her biography that when she was invited by the couple Yves Montand - Simone Signoret - Montand humiliated Signoret just in front of their guest. And this without any reason.
- During the Occupation of France a few German officials thought he was Jewish because of his surname, and almost had him deported.
- In the late 1940s, he recorded the four greatest hits composed by Henri Betti : "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ?" (lyrics by Édith Piaf) in 1947, "C'est si bon" (lyrics by André Hornez), "Rien dans les Mains, rien dans les Poches" (lyrics by André Hornez) and "Maître Pierre" (lyrics by Jacques Plante) in 1948.
- Montand's family left Italy in 1923 at the beginning of fascist era because his parents were socialist activists.
- Livi is a common surname in Tuscany, deriving from Italian first name "Livio".
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