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• Anzani, Alessandro Ambrogio    b. December 5, 1877  d. July 24, 1956
  Inventor. He was an Italian cyclist and motorcycle builder who invented the first lightweight engine for practical use in airplanes. His three-cylinder, air-cooled engine was used by aviator Louis Blériot in the first successful flight across the English Channel in 1909. He spent the majority of his life in France, but retained his Italian citizenship out of loyalty to his own country. The 1920s Italian car "Anzani" takes its name from the company that he founded. (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Clair (Chomette), René    b. November 11, 1898  d. March 15, 1981
  Motion Picture Director. He is best remembered for his films "Un Chapeau de Paille d'Italie" (1927), "Sous les Toits de Paris" (1930), "A Nous la Liberté" (1931), "The Ghost Goes West" (1936), "The Flame of New Orleans," "I Married a Witch" (1941), "It Happened Tomorrow" (1944), "And Then There Were None" (1945), "Porte des Lilas" (1957), and "Les Fêtes Galantes" (1965). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Chapelle Morel-Chomette
   
• Duc de Broglie, Louis    b. August 15, 1892  d. March 19, 1987
  Scientist. He was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize for physics "for his discovery of the wave nature of electrons." (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 3, Row 69
   
• France, Anatole    b. April 16, 1844  d. October 12, 1924
  Nobel Prize Winner for Literature and Academician of France. Born François-Anatole Thibault, he was the son of an antiquarian bookseller. Known as a careful writer, refined, loyal to a tradition of Atticism and purity of form that is typical of classic French prose. The novels Le Lys rouge (1894) and Le jardin d'Epicure (1895) earned him a very wide international success. His most acclaimed novels were the tetralogy "Histoire Contemporaine." In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize. (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Glazunov, Alexander [original burial site]   b. August 10, 1865  d. March 21, 1936
  Composer, Educator. He is sometimes called "The Russian Brahms" because his music expresses a romantic spirit through rigorous classical form. He was particularly successful in synthesizing Russian nationalist and Western influences. The ballets "Raymonda" (1898) and "The Seasons" (1900), both with original choreography by Marius Petipa, are his most popular works. Critics consider his Symphony No. 5 (1896) and Symphony...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• La Rochelle, Pierre Drieu    b. January 3, 1893  d. March 16, 1945
  Author. He was born and died in Paris, France. With a personality full of contradictions, he moved from fascism to stalinism in his life. Defender of the Nazi ocupation, he commited suicide, before the end of Second World War. His books include "Interrogation," "L'Europe Contre les Patries," "L'Homme Couvert des Femmes," "Le Feu Foillet," "Le Comédie de Charleroi" and "Les Chiens de Paille." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Maurois, André    b. July 26, 1885  d. October 9, 1967
  Author. He is best known for his books "Les Silences du Colonel Bramble," "Climats," "Terre Promise," and biographies of Voltaire, Marcel Proust, George Sand, [Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 3, Line 53
   
• Mercé, Antonia "La Argentina"    b. September 4, 1890  d. July 18, 1936
  Dancer. Born Antonia Mercé Y Luque, she was commonly known by her stage name of "La Argentina," she was also known as the "Flamenco Pavlova" and the "Queen of the Castanets." In her pre-teens, she decided to devote her life to the perfection and preservation of true flamenco dancing, the native dance of the Gypsy-Andalusian. Now widely considered to be one of the most famous dancers of the 20th century, La Argentina is credited with inventing the Neoclassical style of Spanish dance. Her...[Read More] (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Meurisse, Paul    b. December 21, 1912  d. January 19, 1979
  Actor. Born in Dunkerque, France, he is best remembered for his role in the classic film "Les Diaboliques" (1955), as the cruel husband who is supposedly murdered by his wife and mistress. His other films include Jean Renoir's "Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" (1959), Julien Duvivier's "Marie-Octobre" (1959), "Le Monocle Noir" (1961), "Le Deuxième Souflle" (1966), "Le Congrès s'amuse" (1966) and "L'Armée des Ombres" (1969). On stage Meurisse triumphed in Sacha Guitry's play "Mon Père Avait Raison." He...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 5, next to the entrance from Rue des Graviers
   
• Mondy, Pierre   b. February 10, 1925  d. September 15, 2012
  Actor. Born Pierre Cuq, he began his career in 1949 and participated in more than 140 films. He was recognized internationally for his role of Napoleon Bonaparte in the film "Austerlitz" directed by Abel Gance in 1960. In 1970, his most successful film was the trilogy "The 7th Company". From 1992 to 2005 he starred the series "Les Cordier, juge et flic" in the role of 'Commissaire Cordier'. He was one of the most important French stage directors between 1960 and 2000, and also directed four...[Read More] (Bio by: Errete)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Nicolai, André de    b. September 24, 1910  d. March 18, 1936
  Poet. He was born André Nicolaj in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and died in Paris. He is remembered for his book Les Fêtes Douloureuses. He founded the magazine Le Citron Bleu and was personal secretary of the poets Fernand Gregh and Max Fischer. His beatutiful epitaph extracted of one of his poems reads: Mais que, parfois, un enfant vienne, Ingénument frais, tendre et beau Semer des rires qui s'égrènent Etincelants, sur mon tombeau. (But, that sometimes, a child comes, fresh, tender and...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Family Chapel.
   
• Printemps, Yvonne    b. July 25, 1895  d. January 19, 1977
  Singer, Actress. Born Ermont Yvonne Willigniolle Dupre, she earned the nickname "printemps" ("spring") for her cheerful personality. She rose to fame while dancing in cabaret and performing on Broadway. Some of her motion pictures include "Le Voyage en Amérique" (1951; "Voyage to America"), "La Valse de Paris" (1949; "The Paris Waltz"); "Les Condamnés" (1948; "The Condemned"); "Je suis avec toi" (1943; "I am with you"), "Le Duel" (1939; "The Duel"); "Adrienne Lecouvreur" (1938),Les Trois valses...[Read More] (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Rhodes, Jane   b. March 13, 1929  d. May 7, 2011
  Opera Singer. A soprano called "The Bardot of the Opera", she shall be remembered for her interpretation of the title 'cigarette girl' in Georges Bizet's "Carmen". Raised in Paris, Jane got her professional start in the chorus of her native city's Le Chatelet before making her operatic bow at Nancy in 1953 as Marguerite from Hector Berlioz "The Damnation of Faust". While in Nancy Jane was cast in two world premieres, as Isadora in Marcel Landowski's "Le Fou" (1956) and as Maguelone for Georges...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Serrault, Michel   b. January 24, 1928  d. July 29, 2007
  French Actor. His role as the transvestite nightclub owner Albin Mougeotte in the original stage and film versions of "La cage aux folles" propelled him into international stardom. He was in over 130 films in a career that lasted over fifty years. He was one of France's most versatile actors, whether playing a serial killer, farmer, banker or rapist. He made his film debut in 1954 with his big break coming in 1972 with the leading role in "The Life Annuity". He won three Cesar awards - the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Cimetière de Neuilly-sur-Seine (Ancien), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France
   

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