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• Artaud, Antonin    b. September 4, 1896  d. March 4, 1948
  Writer, Actor. Born in Marseille, France, he was a French playwright, actor and theatre director. In 1920, he moved to Paris to pursue a career as a writer and soon started performing on the stage. He soon gained an interest in cinema and wrote the scenario for the first Surrealist film, "The Seashell and the Clergymen" (1928). It was also at this time he performed in the films "Napoleon" and "The Passion of Joan of Arc". During the 1930s, he ran the Alfred Jarry Theatre, where he wrote...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cimetière Saint-Pierre, Marseille, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Cézanne, Paul    b. January 19, 1839  d. October 22, 1906
  Artist. Called “The Father of Modern Art”, he is most remembered for his post Impressionist work, and his influence on the development of Modern Art. His study of the underlying structures of composition became the foundations of Cubism and Abstraction. His use of color and tone, combined with the formal elements of composition, made it possible for later artists to question how they represented what they saw on canvas. Pablo Picasso called him, "the Father of us all”. Born in France, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  Cimetière de Saint Pierre, Aix-en-Provence, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Hasenclever, Walter   b. July 8, 1890  d. June 22, 1940
  Author. He was born in Aachen, Germany. In 1910 he published his first volume of poems, "Städte, Nächte und Menschen" (Towns, nights and people). In 1914 his expressionist drama "Der Sohn" (The Son) was a success. When the Nazism took power in Germany in 1933, his works were banned and included in the book burnings. Forced into exile, he moved to France. When France fell to German forces in June 1940, he was imprisoned at Les Milles, where he committed suicide with an overdose of the...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cimetière de Saint Pierre, Aix-en-Provence, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Milhaud, Darius   b. September 4, 1892  d. June 22, 1974
  Composer. A member of "Les Six", his music combined classical form with polytonality and frequent use of popular idioms. He is best-known for his theatre works, among them the ballets "The Ox on the Roof" (1920) and the jazz-flavored "The Creation of the World" (1923), and the opera-oratorio "Christophe Colomb" (1930). As a Jew Milhaud had to flee France in 1940 and spent the World War II years on the faculty of Mills College in Oakland, California. He returned to Paris in 1947, by which...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Cimetière de Saint Pierre, Aix-en-Provence, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Nostradamus (de Nostre Dame) (Michel)    b. December 14, 1503  d. July 1, 1566
  Born Michel de Nostradame in St. Remy de Provence, France; the oldest of five brothers. The family had been Jews forced to convert to Catholicism by the Inquisition. He attended the University at Avignon and was graduated from the University of Montpellier after which he practiced as a physician. He was apparently remarkably successful in treating plague victims in the Montpellier area. About 1534 he married and had a son and a daughter. His family, however, succumbed to the plague and the fact...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Saint Laurent's Church of Salon-de-Provence, Salon-de-Provence, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
  Plot: Stones are in a wall of the church
   
• Picasso, Pablo    b. October 25, 1881  d. April 8, 1973
  Artist. Considered one of the most important artists of all time, he created hundreds of works of art encompassing paintings, statues and sculptures. Well-known is the picture "Guernica," which shows his protest against acts of violence and war. Leaving Spain as a refugee, he lived and created mostly in France. His grave is decorated with his own sculpture "Woman with the Vase" (1933), shown during the World exhibition of 1937 in Paris. His grave is situated on the private land with no public...[Read More]
  Cause of death: Heart attack
  Castle Vauvenargues Estate Grounds, Vauvenargues, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Rostand, Edmond    b. April 1, 1868  d. December 2, 1918
  Poet and Dramatist. He studied literature, history, and philosophy. He abandoned his studies after his first book of poems was published. He gained a major success with his play "Romanesque" in 1894. His greatest work, "Cyrano de Bergerac," was first presented on stage in 1900. In 1901 he was elected as a member of French Academy. His health was poor and he retired to his family's country estate at Cambon, in the Basque County in Spain. Some of his other works include "Samaritaine," "Princess...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
  Cause of death: Pneumonia
  Cimetière Saint-Pierre, Marseille, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Saint Abdon 
  Roman Catholic Saint. A cooper by trade, he was killed along with Saint Sennen during the era of Diocletian for helping Christians. Interred together, the tomb the two Saints occupy is noted for collecting water every year even though it's sealed. His feast day is July 30. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Holy Grave - Abbey Benedictine Sainte Marie, Arles, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Saint Sennen  
  Saint and Martyr. He was killed along with Saint Abdon during the era of Diocletian for helping christians. The Feast Day is July 30. The tomb is said to collect water even though it is sealed. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Holy Grave - Abbey Benedictine Sainte Marie, Arles, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Saint Trophimus  
  Saint and Evangelist. He was sent to Gaul around 250 AD. Trophimus was the first Bishop of Arles and worked with Saint Sernin and Saint Denis. Died around 280 AD and his Feast Day is December 29th. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Saint Trophime Church, Arles, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   
• Simon, Simone   b. April 23, 1910  d. February 22, 2005
  Actress. Known for a slender, feline red-head with a little girl voice and pout, Simone Simon gave her most memorable performance in the classic of French cinema, "La Bête Humaine" (1939), but is probably best known for her role in the 1942 horror film "Cat People." Simon began her career as a model, and was noticed by 20th Centuery Fox Hollywood studio head Darryl F. Zanuck. She made 11 films in the U...[Read More] (Bio by: The Perplexed Historian)
  Cimetière du Château-Gombert, Chateau Gombert, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
   

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