Sidney Bechet was born on May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for JFK (1991), Minuit à Paris (2011) and Le chocolat (2000). He was married to Elisabeth Ziegler, Marie-Louise Crawford and Norma Hale. He died on May 14, 1959 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France.