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Andrée Rose Godard (19 May 1903 – 3 October 1989), known by her stage-name as Andrée Lafayette, also known by her self-invented title as Countess Andrée de la Bigne, was a French stage and film actress, and granddaughter of the infamous demi-mondaine (prostitute) Émilie Louise Delabigne who was known by her self-invented title as Countess Valtesse de La Bigne.[1]
Andrée Lafayette | |
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.jpg) 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–?) |
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," author Richard Walton Tully brought her to the United States to star in the film Trilby (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. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "French Film Beauty Weds American Star". Santa Ana Register. California, Santa Ana. April 18, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography edit
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links edit
- Andrée Lafayette at IMDb
- Broadway Photographs (Univ. of South Carolina)
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