Aubert was born in Paris, France, to a single mother, Augustine Marguerite Perrinot, who pushed her daughter into a career in show business. Preceding her birth, four generations of Auberts had made artificial flowers. She herself worked in an artificial flower factory, but the influence of war changed the direction of her life. At age five, she began performing on stage at the
Théâtre du Châtelet. As a teenager, she was given voice and music lessons and at age eighteen appeared in an elaborate
Mistinguett production at the
Casino de Paris. In May 1937, Nelson Morris survived the
Hindenburg disaster. This is referenced in
Hindenburg: The Untold Story. Nelson Morris talks to others in a story and says, "The moral of this story is, never marry an actress." In 1931, Aubert was a guest star on a radio broadcast on
WJZ, singing selections from the show ''
America's Sweetheart'' Following her divorce, Aubert began working in Broadway musical comedies as well as making an appearance in the 1934
East Coast film production "
The Gem of the Ocean". In 1935, she returned to her native France where she acted in several films during the ensuing two years. In 1937, she returned to the stage, performing in musical varieties with the celebrated singer
Fréhel in Paris. She was part of a number of other shows in London and other cities throughout Europe including the original London production of
Anything Goes by
Cole Porter, in which she played the lead role of Reno Sweeney. Although never a headline star, for the next three decades her career was busy with numerous recordings, film and stage performances, and eventually roles on television. ==Death==