Andrée Lafayette Explained

Andrée Lafayette
Birth Name:Andrée Rose Godard
Birth Date:19 May 1903
Birth Place:Achères, Yvelines, France
Death Place:Équemauville, Calvados, France
Othername:Andrée Rose Godard de la Bigne
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive: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.[1]

Biography

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Goble p. 136.
  2. Book: Hewitt, Catherine. The Mistress of Paris. St. Martin's Press. 2015. New York.
  3. News: New Star From Paris . 26 February 2019 . The Indianapolis Star . January 28, 1923 . Indiana, Indianapolis . 61. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: French Film Beauty Weds American Star . 26 February 2019 . Santa Ana Register . April 18, 1923 . California, Santa Ana . 6. Newspapers.com.