Sarah Bernhardt
| Born | October 22, 1844 |
| Hometown | Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Height | 5'3" (1.60m) |
| Spouse | Jacques Damala |
| Partner | Louise Abbéma, Samuel Jean Pozzi |
| Children | Maurice Bernhardt |
| Parents | Edouard Bernhardt, Judith-Julie Bernardt |
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Paris according to the world’s first celebrity, who dodged the nunnery for a life of debauchery
- One evening in 1859, a 15-year-old convent girl arrived at the Comédie-Française, Paris’ great classical theatre, with a party of adults. There was her mother and her aunt, both high-class Parisian courtesans, and the Duke of Morny, a regular at her mother’s salon. In a private box, the group joined Alexandre Dumas, author of the Count of Monte Cristo, probably another of her mother’s clients. As the lights dimmed and the curtain rose, the young girl was on the edge of her seat. “I thought I was
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Paris exhibition showcases the life and legacy of iconic French actress Sarah Bernhardt
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Who wore an official conscience badge? The Weekend quiz
From Sarah Bernhardt to Hanshin Tigers, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz. 1 What was the German liner Monte Rosa renamed after the war? 2 In what did Sarah Bernhardt famously sleep? 3 What had fallow years in 2012 and 2018? 4 Who wore an official conscience badge? 5 What marine creature is an argonaut? 6 Who was the proverbially wealthy king of Lydia? 7 Which novel was subtitled The Intimate Diary Of A Professional Lady? 8 Where was the White Revolution launched in 1963? What links: 9 Y
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The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes review – out of the surgery, into the boudoir
Julian Barnes. Photograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty ImagesIn 1881 John Singer Sargent, then 25 and based in Paris, submitted his first portrait to the Royal Academy. Entitled Dr Pozzi at Home, it was a remarkable full-length study of a young, bearded man in a long crimson robe in front of a set of luxuriant burgundy velvet curtains. The sensual, sanguinary colour scheme seemed made for the subject. Samuel Jean de Pozzi, who enjoyed great celebrity in the Parisian belle epoque, was a society surgeo
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48 hours in Nice. . . an insider guide to the chilled capital of the French Riviera
Our rich and noble forebears flocked south to the Riviera capital, for the sun, unbounded friskiness and the sensuous curve of the Bay of Angels. Queen Victoria befriended Sarah Bernhardt there. And, when dying in Britain, she – the queen – allegedly gasped: “If only I were in Nice, I’d get better.” I’ve no doubt she was right. Today, the city has just as much to offer – culture, good food and festivity are in the city's genes. And it’s still pulling in artists and high-rollers.
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'Bernhardt/Hamlet' offers modern Broadway twist on French diva
The life of French actress Sarah Bernhardt arrives on Broadway in a new play that brings a contemporary twist to her career as an woman who broke the rules of male-dominated theatre. “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a comedy starring British actress Janet McTeer, focuses on Bernhardt’s 1899 performance in Paris as the first woman to play Shakespeare's Hamlet. American playwright Theresa Rebeck uses Bernhardt to look at issues like fame, love, aging, and the place of women in celebrity culture and wide
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Peonies: more, better and bigger flowers for colour in early summer
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