George Chepfer was a French chansonnier, humorist, and actor born Georges Chepfer on December 13, 1870, in Nancy. He began his career in Lorraine in 1900 on the tréteaux of Cirey-sur-Vezouze. Chepfer caricatured the speech patterns of Lorrain peasants and composed comic skits. After relocating to Paris, he performed imitations of figures such as Sarah Bernhardt. His repertoire included the recordings “La Leçon de valse du petit François” and “La Première Communion du gamin”. Chepfer served as the director of the Royer printing house in Nancy while continuing his career in Paris. In 1930, he recorded the studio album 32 paysanneries et saynètes lorraines and received the Grand Prix du Disque in 1934. He appeared as an actor in the films Radio Follies (1931) and Le Train de 8 heures 47 (1934). Chepfer died in June 1945.
