Sarah Bernhardt
Actor, Author
1844 – 1923
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Who was Sarah Bernhardt?
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage and early film actress, and was referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known." Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of France in the 1870s, at the beginning of the Belle Epoque period, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas. She developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the nickname "The Divine Sarah."
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- Born
- Oct 22, 1844
Paris - Also known as
- Henriette Rosine Bernard
- Henriette-Rosine Bernard
- La divine Sarah
- la voix d'or
- Madame Sarah Bernhardt
- Rosine Bernardt
- The Divine Sarah
- Bernhardt
- Sarah
- Parents
- Spouses
- Jacques Damala
(1882 - 1889)
- Jacques Damala
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Mar 26, 1923
Paris - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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