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Instead, Edouard consigned the rights to his nurse, Jeanne Taverne, and her husband Alexandre, a chauffer.

When Edouard Ravel died in 1960, the Ravel estate fell subject to extensive litigation for ten years, reaching France's highest appellate court.

Jeanne Taverne died before the litigation ended.

During this period, Jean-Jacques Lemoine, the legal director of SACEM ( the organization that collects and distributes royalties in France ), froze distribution of Ravel's account.