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Maillan, Jacqueline b. January 11, 1923 d. May 12, 1992
French Actress. Born in Paray-le-Monial, in Saone-et-Loire, she appeared in over 50 films and also television. Her career began in 1949 with "du Pied" and her last appearance was as Delphine Martinet, the pharmacist, in the 1992 film Ville à vendre (City for Sale). Died in Paris. (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Cimètiere de Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Division 68
Maillart, Louis-Aime b. March 24, 1817 d. May 26, 1871
Composer. Born in Montepellier, France, he entered the Paris Conservatory in 1833, where he was a pupil of Halevy and won the Prix de Rome for the cantata "Lionel Foscari" (1841). His comic opera "Les Dragons de Villars" (1856) was for many years a warhorse of the Paris Opera repertory; its overture and the vocal numbers "Espoir charmant" and "Ne parle pas, Rose" are occasionally performed today. His other operas include "Gastibelza" (1847), "Le Croix de Marie" (1849), "Les Pecheurs de Catane" (...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: 5th division
Majorelle, Louis b. September 9, 1859 d. January 15, 1926
Artist, Furniture Maker. Studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris but had to return home after his father's untimely death to take over his father's business in Nancy, which specialized in period furniture. Like many Nancy artists of the time, his first designs had strong Rococo influences before he adopted the Art Nouveau style in 1897-98, under the influence of Emile Gallo. Though he made use of plant forms like Gallo in constructing and designing furniture, his designs were more...[Read More]
Cimetière de Préville, Nancy, France
Plot: Central Area
Mallarme, Stephane b. 1842 d. 1898
Poet.
Cimetiere de Samoreau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France Region, France
Malleterre, Gabriel b. April 30, 1858 d. November 25, 1923
French General. Professor at the Military Academy and Governor of Les invalides. (Bio by: David Conway)
Les Invalides, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Church of St. Louis, Vault
Malraux, Andre b. November 3, 1901 d. November 23, 1976
French Writer and Leftist Intellectual. He traveled to the Far East (Indochina and later China) in the 1920's and had contact with communist revolutionaries. Malraux was a prominent anti-fascist in the 1930s. His political convictions and metaphysical preoccupations figure prominently in his novels. Major works: Les Conquorants (1928); La Voie Royale (1930); La Condition Humaine (1933); Le Temps du Mopris (1935); L'Espoir (1937).
The Pantheon, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Cell 6.
Manet, Edouard b. January 23, 1832 d. April 30, 1883
Impressionist Painter. He is considered to be the senior figure among the artists of the Impressionist School. He studied the works of Dutch artist Frans Hals in Holland in 1872. Hals taught him to liberate his brushstrokes when creating and to paint with more energy and verve. These techniques provided a basis for Manet to become one of the founders of the Impressionist Movement. One of his most significant works is "Luncheon on the Grass". This piece provoked and offended the critics of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Cimetiere de Passy, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Mann, Klaus b. November 18, 1906 d. May 21, 1949
German Novelist, Essayist, and Playwright. Son of writer Thomas Mann, his works include Alexander (1929), Pathetic Symphony (1936), and the autobiographical Turning Point (1942). He committed suicide. His epitaph reads: "For Whosoever Will Save His Life Shall Lose It. But Whosoever Will Lose His Life... The Same Shall Find It." (San Lucas Gospel) (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes, Cannes, France
Plot: Carré 16
Mannock, Edward Corringham 'Mick' b. May 24, 1887 d. June 26, 1918
British World War I Aviator. He was known as an “Ace of Aces”, with 61 victories. 85th Sqdn. Royal Air Force, V.C., M.C., D.S.O. Born in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland (some sources say Aldershot, Hampshire, England). In August 1914 Mannock was working for a British telephone company in Turkey and when the war started he was interned as an enemy alien. An escape attempt failed, but he was repatriated by the Turks when it appeared he was terminally ill. He recovered, however, and enlisted in...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson)
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery*, Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.
Mansfield, Katherine b. October 14, 1888 d. January 9, 1923
Writer, she was born in New Zealand.
Cimetiere d'Avon, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France Region, France
Maquet, Auguste b. September 13, 1813 d. January 8, 1888
Writer. He wrote with Dumas.
Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Division 54
Marais, Jean b. December 11, 1913 d. November 8, 1998
Legendary French actor. Known for his roles in many classic French films.
Vallauris, Cannes, France
Marat, Jean Paul b. May 24, 1743 d. July 13, 1793
French Revolutionary. The leader of the Paris Jacobins, the most radical group of the French Revolution, he was murdered in his bath by a Royalist supporter, Charlotte Corday. Born in Boudry, Switzerland, he became a physician and writer, writing books on electricity, heat, light, law, and politics. When the French Academy of Sciences rejected his ideas, he believed that corruption of the court appointed officials kept him from winning the recognition he deserved. In 1789, the French...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Saint Etienne-Du-Mont, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Marceau, Marcel b. March 22, 1923 d. September 22, 2007
Mime Artist. One of the most famous entertainers of the 20th Century, he was acclaimed as the epitome of the mime's art. Marceau was born Marcel Mangel in Strasbourg, France, into a Jewish family. As a child he was fond of the movies of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, which inspired him to become a performer. During the Second World War his father was murdered at Auschwitz and he joined the Free French Forces, forging documents to protect Jewish children. Afterwards he studied in...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Division 21
Marchand, Louis b. February 2, 1669 d. February 17, 1732
Organist, Composer. Called "Marchand the Grand", he was France's most famous organ virtuoso of his time. As organist of the Royal Chapel from 1706, he rivalled Francois Couperin as a keyboard artist and influenced Rameau. But he is best remembered today as the subject of an amusing anecdote in the life of Johann Sebastian Bach. Marchand was born into a musical family in Lyon. At 15 he became organist of the Nevers Cathedral and created a sensation with his Paris debut in 1789, subsequently...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Paris Catacombs, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Plot: Ossuary of The Innocents
Margaret Mary Alacoque b. July 22, 1647 d. October 17, 1690
Roman Catholic Saint. It is believed by Catholics that Jesus Christ revealed the Devotion to His Sacred Heart (the Nine First Fridays and the Holy Hour) during his apparitions to her. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920, and er feast day is celebrated on October 17.
Chapel of The Visitation, Paray-le-Monial, Bourgogne Region, France
Margaret of Anjou b. March 23, 1429 d. August 25, 1482
British Monarch. The Queen consort of King Henry VI, she was the daughter of Rene I, duke of Anjou and King of Naples and Sicily, and Isabella of Lorraine. She married Henry in 1445, and soon asserted her influence at court. She played a key role in the Wars of the Roses, leading Lancastrian forces in defense of her husband and only child Edward, Prince of Wales, and often devising grand strategies. She was learned and fierce, and devoted to hunting and reading. Upon the capture and death of...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Cathedrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, Angers, Pays de la Loire Region, France
Mariano, Luis b. 1914 d. 1970
Singer of operettas such as La Belle de Cadix.
Arcangues Cimetière, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine Region, France
Marie Antoinette [original burial site] b. November 2, 1755 d. October 16, 1793
French Monarch. Born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the fifteenth child and youngest daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Antonia had little real education. She was flighty and read almost nothing. Maria was betrothed to the dauphin Louis, grandson of France's King Louis XV. Maria Antonia left Vienna for France in April 1770, when she was fourteen. Marie refused to involve herself in politics in France, possibly...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Executed by guillotine
Chapelle Expiatoire, Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
Marie Antoinette b. November 2, 1755 d. October 16, 1793
French Monarch. Born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the fifteenth child and youngest daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Antonia had little real education. She was flighty and read almost nothing. Maria was betrothed to the dauphin Louis, grandson of France's King Louis XV. Maria Antonia left Vienna for France in April 1770, when she was fourteen. Marie refused to involve herself in politics in France, possibly...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Executed by guillotine
Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France Region, France

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