Find A Grave - Departement des Alpes-Maritimes

Anson, Augustus Henry Archibald b. March 5, 1835 d. December 17, 1877
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Pembroke, Wales, he served as a Captain in the 84th Regiment of Foot, British Army. At Bolandshahr, India, on September 28, 1857, the 9th Light Dragoons had charged through the town and were reforming on the Serai, when the enemy tried to close the entrance by drawing their carts across it. Captain Anson, taking a lance, dashed out of the gateway and rode into the middle of the enemy. Even though he was wounded, he knocked the drivers off their...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes, Cannes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Plot: British Section
Beardsley, Aubrey b. August 21, 1872 d. March 16, 1898
Artist-illustrator, pianist. Aubrey Beardsley, whose elegant, edgy and often erotic drawings helped to define the Art Nouveau style, first came to public attention as a musical child prodigy, giving piano recitals at the Royal Pavilion in his native Brighton, England. Stalked by tuberculosis nearly all of his brief life, he lived in the creative "fast lane," achieving success on the concert stage, in the world of letters, and finally, as a brilliant illustrator whose work would inspire Picasso...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow)
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Cimetiere du Trabuquet, Menton, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Behra, Jean b. February 16, 1921 d. June 1, 1959
He was a popular and daring French auto racer competing in 52 Grand Prix races. He was killed on a rain slickened track in Berlin, Germany. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Racing Accident
Cimetiere de St. Barthélémy, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Brougham, Henry b. August 19, 1778 d. April 7, 1868
British Politician. Henry, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, was a writer, lawyer, scientist, abolitionist, and Whig politician. He served as Lord Councilor from 1830 to 1834. He was instrumental in the passing of the Reform Act of 1832 and the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 in Great Britain. He holds the record for the longest non-stop speech given in the House of Commons that lasted six hours. He invented a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage that was named after him, a brougham. He purchased land...[Read More] (Bio by: Jerry Shepherd)
Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes, Cannes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Carol, Martine b. May 16, 1922 d. February 6, 1967
Actress. She was a popular sex kitten in 1950s French film features. Born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer, she trained with Rene Simon, practiced her art in live theatre, and was first seen on the silver screen in 1941's "The Corrupters", though her first significant role was to be that of Micky in the 1943 "La femme aux loups". Over her career she was to be seen in roughly 45 movies, variously billed as Marise Arley, Martine Carole, and Marie-Louise Maurer. Martine's best known screen turn...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes, Cannes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Chagall, Marc b. July 7, 1887 d. March 28, 1985
Artist. French painter of Russian origin. He was one of the most important artists of Surrealism, and in his works can be seen the resonance of fantasy and dreams.
Saint Paul Town Cemetery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Plot: The most westerlyaisle upon entering the cemetery
Clément, René b. March 18, 1913 d. March 17, 1996
Noted French Motion Picture Director. He directed films such as "La Bataille du Rail" (1946), "Les Maudits" (1947), "Jeux Interdits" (1952) (wich earned him the Oscar to the best film in foreign language), "This Angry Age" (1958), "Plein Soleil" (1960), "Paris brûle-t-il?" (1966) and "Le Passager de la Pluie" (1969). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetiere du Trabuquet, Menton, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Dolgorukova, Ekaterina Mikhailovna b. November 2, 1847 d. February 15, 1922
Russian nobility. She was first a lover, then a morganatic wife of the Russian Emperor Alexander II. She was born into a noble though impoverished Russian family of Dolgorukovs. The Emperor assisted the family after the father's death, helping the four sons to enter the military schools and two daughters – into Smolny Institute for the noble girls. When Alexander met Ekaterina next time in 1866, their romance began. His...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Cimetière russe de Caucade, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Dufy, Raoul b. June 3, 1877 d. March 23, 1953
Painter, Designer. One of the most popular French artists of the 20th Century. Dufy used sketchy lines and brilliant color to portray a sunny, carefree world of chic promenades, yachting parties, festivals, and seaside resorts. Many of his works are set in the French Riviera. Although his light, decorative style and subject matter suggest the art of a miniaturist, Dufy was capable of work on an epic scale. His masterpiece is the mural "La Fée Electricité", commissioned for the 1937...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Museé Franciscain-Eglise et Monastere de Cimiez, Cimiez, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Fabergé, Carl Peter b. May 30, 1846 d. September 24, 1920
World famous Russian jeweller. His father Gustav Fabergé was a descendant of French protestants who fled after the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 and settled in Russia and his mother, Charlotte Jungstedt, was Danish. Carl's education and goldsmith apprenticeship were in Germany. After establishing himself independently in 1866, he continued to refine his skills. By age 24, he had inherited his father's jewellery workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia. For ten years as head of the business, he...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes, Cannes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Plot: British Cemetery Allee 23
Feuillade, Louis b. February 19, 1873 d. February 26, 1925
Film Director, Writer. Regarded by many critics as the D. W. Griffith of France. From 1906 until his death he wrote and directed over 800 films in all genres but was best-known for his crime serials, including "Fantomas" (1913-1914), "Les Vampires" (1915-1916), and "Judex" (1917). "Les Vampires" is considered Feuillade's masterpiece; it was acclaimed by the French surrealists and its influence can be detected in the films of Bunuel, Franju and Resnais. Accused by some of glorifying evil...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetiére du Château, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Fortescue, Lady. Winifred b. February 7, 1888 d. April 9, 1951
In the early 1930's, John and Winifred Fortescue, now Sir John and Lady Fortescue, moved to Provence and there she wrote her famous and bestselling Perfume from Provence, and the sequel Sunset House. (Perfume from Provence became a bestseller once again when it was re-published by Black Swan in 1992.) Her autobiography, There's Rosemary, There's Rue, was first published in 1939.Trampled Lilies continues her story of Provence during World War Two. Her other books include Mountain Madness, Beauty...[Read More] (Bio by: P. Riley)
Opio, Opio, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Plot: Lower level
Gombrowicz, Witold b. August 4, 1904 d. July 24, 1969
Author. He was born in Maloszyci (Poland) and died in St. Paul de Vence (France). He spent nearly his entire career as a novelist in Argentina, where he remained after the beginning of World War II. In 1963, he left Argentina, and after a time in Berlin, he moved to France. His works include "Ferdydurke," "Princess Iwona," "Slub" (The Marriage), "Trans-Atlantic," "Pornography," "Cosmos" and "Operetta." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Saint Paul Town Cemetery, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Goscinny, Rene b. 1926 d. 1977
Cartoonist and illustrator. He is the the father of the popular "Asterix" series.
Cimetière Caucade, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Guetary, Georges b. 1915 d. 1997
French singer.
Cimetière du Grand Jas de Cannes, Cannes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Harvey, Lilian b. January 19, 1907 d. July 27, 1968
Actress. Born in London, her mother was English and her father was German. When she was eight her family moved to Berlin shortly before the outbreak of World War I. She spent much of the war at school in Switzerland where she broadened her knowledge of languages and classical dance. After graduating high school in Berlin, she worked in theatre revues before debuting in her first film "Der Fluch" for Robert Land. After many roles in silent films, UFA found great use for her acting, dancing and...[Read More] (Bio by: Alberto Blanco)
Cimetière de Robiac, Antibes, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Hirschfeld, Dr. Magnus b. May 14, 1868 d. May 14, 1935
Medical Pioneer, Social Reformer. Born in the German city of Kolberg (now the Polish city Kolobrzeg), he experienced life as a double minority. As a Jew living in a historically anti-Semitic country, and as a gay man and transvestite living at a time when homosexuality was still believed to be a form of mental illness, he knew the importance of being organized and having a voice, because otherwise such scapegoated minority groups stood a greater chance of being persecuted. Hirschfeld originally...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne)
Cimetiére du Château, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Howland, Col. Joseph b. December 3, 1834 d. April 1, 1886
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A fourth great-grandson of Mayflower passengers John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, and the son of Samuel Shaw Howland and Joanna Esther Hone, he was born to a wealthy and influential family. Upon the beginning of the Civil War he joined the Sixteenth New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and was soon appointed its colonel. Led his regiment in the Seven Days Battle (Oak Grove, Beaver Dam Creek, Gaines' Mill, Garnett's and Golding's Farm, Savage's...[Read More] (Bio by: wildgoose)
Cimetiere du Trabuquet, Menton, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Jaubert, Maurice b. January 3, 1900 d. June 19, 1940
Composer, Conductor. France's outstanding creator of film music during the 1930s, his contributions helped define the "poetic realism" movement of French cinema. He wrote lyrical scores for such classics as Jean Vigo's "Zéro de conduite" ("Zero For Conduct", 1933) and "L'Atalante" (1934), René Clair's "14 juillet" ("July 14", 1933) and "Le Dernier Milliardaire" ("The Last Billionaire", 1934), Julien Duvivier's "Un carnet de bal" ("Life Dances On", 1937) and "La Fin du jour" ("The End of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetière Caucade, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Jellinek-Mercedes, Emile b. 1853 d. 1918
Besides being vice-consul of Austria in Nice, France, he was a businessman and pioneer in the car-business. He was an agent of Daimler in Nice and had many ideas about specifications that would make the cars sell. He also took part in races with the cars from Daimler. He gave the cars the name of his daughter, Mercedes.
Cimetiére du Château, Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Plot: In the higher part near the middle

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