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• Annabella   b. July 14, 1907  d. September 18, 1996
  Actress. Born Suzanne Georgette Charpentier, she made her film debut in 1927 with a small part in "Napoléon." The following years she landed leading roles in films such as: "Dinner at the Ritz," "Suez," "Tonight We Raid Calais," "Bomber's Moon," and "13 Rue Madeleine," with James Cagney. She was married for a time to actor [Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Bao dai    b. October 22, 1913  d. July 30, 1997
  Emperor of Vietnam. The Last to hold that title.
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Barney, Nathalie Clifford    b. October 31, 1876  d. April 24, 1972
  Poet, Memoirist and Epigrammatist. Her father, Albert Clifford Barney, inherited a railroad fortune, which allowed Natalie to move in the highest social and diplomatic circles. High society and its rigid protocal bored her so she was eager to pursue her own adventures. As a child, she had visited Europe many times, and when she was twenty-four she settled permanently in Paris. Her life and literary salon that she held fifty years in Paris was the epicenter of lesbian genius and talent in the...[Read More] (Bio by: AlongSide)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Barrault, Jean Louis    b. September 8, 1910  d. January 22, 1994
  French actor and director who with his wife founded a major theatrical company. He appeared in such films as "The Children of Paradise" and "The Longest Day." He was married to actress Madeleine Renaud.
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 3
   
• Bartet, Julia    b. October 28, 1854  d. 1941
  Theatrical actress. (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 15
   
• Bashkirtseff, Marie    b. November 11, 1859  d. October 31, 1884
  When she died at age 24 she had managed to fill 84 volumes of a diary with passionate observations and candid descriptions of the famous people she knew personally. It was published posthumously to the consternation of many who were in the books. She was a promising painter. Most of her work went to the Russian Museum at St. Petersburg. Died of tuberculosis.
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 11 (family Mausoleum)
   
• Bellonte, Maurice    b. October 25, 1896  d. January 14, 1984
  French Aviation Pioneer. Born in Méru (Oise), Northern France, he was veteran pioneer of early aviation. Other then being an accomplished pilot, he was also a flight mechanic, navigator and radio operator. He was most noted for setting numerous flight records in the 1920s, including a long distance record in Siberia and the world's record flight from the Paris to Tsitsikar. On September 1 and 2, 1930, together with pilot Dieudonné Costes, they became the first people to make a direct nonstop...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Bernard, Tristan    b. September 7, 1866  d. December 7, 1947
  French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer.
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Bernstein, Henry Léon-Gustave-Charles    b. June 20, 1876  d. November 27, 1953
  Author. Principle works include "Le Marché" (1900; "The Market"), "Frère Jacques" (1904; "Brother Jacques"), "La Rafale" (1905; "The Whirlwind"), "La Griffe" (1906; "The Claw"), and Samson (1907), Isräel (1908; "Israel"), "Après moi" (1911; "After Me"), "Le Secret" (1913; "The Secret"), "La Galerie des glaces" (1924; "The Gallery of Mirrors"), "Mélo" (1929), "Le Voyage" (1937; "The Journey"), and "Elvire" (1940). Films based on his works include "Le Voleur" (1914), "Samson" (1915), "Mélo" (1932)...[Read More] (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Bourdet, Édouard   b. October 26, 1887  d. January 17, 1945
  Author. Principle works include "Le Rubicon" (1910), "L'Homme enchaîné" (1923; "The Man Enchained"), "La Prisonnière" (1926; "The Captive"), "Vient de paraître" (1928; "Just Appeared"), "Le Sexe faible" (1931; "The Weaker Sex"), "Les Temps difficiles" (1934; "The Difficult Times"), "Hyménée" (1941; "Hymen") and "Père" (1943; "Father"). Bourdet also served as director of the Comédie Français from 1936 to 1940. (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Bouygues, Francis    b. December 5, 1922  d. July 24, 1993
  Architect and TV businessman. Founder of major construction business which bears his name, and also has extensive interests in TV.
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Brasov, George    b. August 6, 1910  d. July 22, 1931
  Son of Grand Duke Michael (Romanov) of Russia, youngest brother of the last Tsar Nicholas II and Nathalie (Natasha). (Bio by: Gary Mosher)
  Cause of death: auto accident
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: next to his mother
   
• Brasova (Sheremetvsky), Natalia Sergeyevna    b. June 27, 1880  d. January 23, 1952
  Twice divorced she fell in love with and later married Grand Duke Michael (Romanov) of Russia, youngest brother of the last Tsar Nicholas II. Though the marriage was never officially recognized (they married in Vienna in 1912) by the Romanov family. The Tsar eventually gave her the title of "Countess of Brassovo" (the name coming from one of Michael's estates in Russia). When Nicholas abdicated in March 1917 he abdicated in favor of his brother Michael who was officially Tsar for 24 hours. he...[Read More] (Bio by: Gary Mosher)
  Cause of death: cancer
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: next to her son, George
   
• Bretty, Béatrice Anne-Marie    b. October 26, 1893  d. September 4, 1982
  Actress. Born Béatrix Anne-Marie Bolchesi, he gained fame while appearing in motion pictures such as "Le Petit roi" (1933; "The Little King"), "Les Vignes du Seigneur" (1958), "La sentence" (1959; "The Verdict"), and "Arrêtez les tambours" (1960; "Stop the Drums"). (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Brooks, Romaine   b. May 1, 1874  d. December 7, 1970
  Painter. She was born Romaine Mary Goddard on May 1, 1874, in Rome, Italy. In 1905, after leaving her husband with a generous annuity, Brooks cut her hair, donned men's clothes and returned to Paris, where she began painting the portraits for which she became renowned. In 1915 Brooks met and fell in love with the writer and salon patroness Natalie Barney, and they began a relationship that would last for fifty years. Together they collaborated on a novel, The One Who Is Legion, or A.D.'s After-...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Carlu, Jacques    b. July 4, 1890  d. March 12, 1976
  Architect. Notable works include the Palais de Chaillot (The Trocadero) in Paris, the Rainbow Room and Rockefeller Center in New York, and The Carlu (Eaton's College Park) in Toronto. Brother of Jean Carlu. The exact birth and death dates conflict among sources. Some say his birthday was April 7, some say July 4; some say his deathday was March 12, some say December 3. (Bio by: amy7252)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Cognacq, Ernest    b. October 2, 1839  d. February 21, 1928
  Businessman, he founded the great shop, La Samaritaine.
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Cortambert, Eugène (Pierre-François Eugène)    b. October 12, 1805  d. March 5, 1881
  Geographer. Born Pierre-François Eugčne Cortambert, he was a French librarian and geographer. He worked in the Map Division of the Bibliotheque national de France in Paris and was Secretary General of the Société de Géographie. Through the publication of his maps and serial works, he managed to get across a wide geographical contexts generality in 1862. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
   
• Costes, Dieudonne    b. November 4, 1892  d. May 18, 1973
  French Aviation Pioneer. Born in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne, Southern France, he was veteran pilot of early aviation. During World War I, he flew as a pilot in the East Front where he became an 'ace' flying bombers. After the war, he was an airline pilot flying the route Paris to London or Paris to Casablanca, Morocco. He was also noted for setting numerous flight records in the 1920s, including non-stop flights Paris to Assouan, Paris to Calcutta, Paris to Djask and Paris to Nijni-Tajilsk. On...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 2
   
• Croizette, Sophie Alexandrine   b. 1847  d. March 19, 1901
  Actress. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia to French parents, Croizette was raised in Paris and debuted at the Comedie-Francaise in 1868, where she was one of the company's reigning divas for a dozen years. For a time she was considered a fierce rival of Sarah Bernhardt but the latter denied this in her autobiography, claiming they got along just fine. Her biggest hits were as Blanche in "Le Sphinx" (1873) and as Suzanne in "The Marriage of Figaro" (1873), both co-starring Bernhardt. A...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
  Plot: Division 8
   

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