Andrée Lafayette
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Andrée Lafayette | |
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 Andrée Lafayette in 1923 | |
| Born | Andrée Rose Godard 19 May 1903 |
| Died | 3 October 1989(aged 86) Équemauville,Calvados,France |
| Other names | Andrée Rose Godard de la Bigne |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1923–1953 (film) |
| Spouse | Arthur Max Constant (1923–?) |
Andrée Rose Godard(19 May 1903 – 3 October 1989), known by her stage-name asAndrée Lafayette,also known by her self-invented title asCountess Andrée de la Bigne,was a French stage and film actress, and granddaughter of the infamous demi-mondaine (prostitute)Émilie Louise Delabignewho was known by her self-invented title as CountessValtesse de La Bigne.[1]
Biography[edit]
Lafayette was born in 1903 to Julia Pâquerette Fossey and Paul Jules Auguste Godard. She had two siblings, Paul and Margot.[2]Describing Lafayette as "one of the most beautiful girls in France," authorRichard Walton Tullybrought her to the United States to star in the filmTrilby(1923).[3]
On April 17, 1923, Lafayette married actor Arthur Max Constant.[4]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Trilby(1923)
- Why Get Married?(1924)
- Queen of the Boulevards(1927)
- The Eighteen Year Old(1927)
- The Great Unknown(1927)
- The Hangman(1928)
- Casanova's Legacy(1928)
- The Three Musketeers(1932)
- Fanatisme(1934)
- The Lady of the Camellias(1934)
- The Porter from Maxim's(1953)
References[edit]
- ^Goble p. 136.
- ^Hewitt, Catherine (2015).The Mistress of Paris.New York: St. Martin's Press.
- ^"New Star From Paris".The Indianapolis Star.Indiana, Indianapolis. January 28, 1923. p. 61.Retrieved26 February2019– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"French Film Beauty Weds American Star".Santa Ana Register.California, Santa Ana. April 18, 1923. p. 6.Retrieved26 February2019– viaNewspapers.com.
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan.The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film.Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[edit]
- Andrée LafayetteatIMDb
- Broadway Photographs(Univ. of South Carolina)
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