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| Andrée Lafayette | |
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.jpg) Andrée Lafayette in 1923 | |
| Born | Andrée Rose Godard 19 May 1903 Achères, Yvelines, France |
| Died | 3 October 1989(1989-10-03) (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 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.
Biography
Lafayette was born in 1903 to Julia Pâquerette Fossey and Paul Jules Auguste Godard. She had two siblings, Paul and Margot. 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).
On April 17, 1923, Lafayette married actor Arthur Max Constant.
Selected filmography
- 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
- 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
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- Andrée Lafayette at IMDb
- Broadway Photographs (Univ. of South Carolina)
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