Find A Grave - Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

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
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
Auclair, Michel b. September 14, 1922 d. January 7, 1988
Actor. Born as Vladimir Vujovic in Koblenz, Germany, he made his screen debut in Jean Cocteau's classic "La Belle et la Bête" ("Beauty and the Beast", 1946). He also worked in the United States, notably in "Funny Face" (1957), with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Auclair appeared in over 100 films, among them "Les Maudits" (1946), "Si Versailles m'était conté" (1954), "Tres Hombres van a Morir" (1954), "Andrea Chénier" (1955), "Der Fuchs von Paris" (1957), "Le Rendez-vous de Minuit" (1961), "...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Saint-Paul-en-Foret, Saint-Paul-en-Foret, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Bachelet, Pierre b. May 25, 1944 d. February 15, 2005
French singer and songwriter. Born in Roubaix in northern France, he spent his childhood and youth in Calais. Initially concentrating on film projects, the first record he made in 1974 was the song "L'Atlantique". He continued his success with the release of "Les corons", "Elle est d'ailleurs", "Ecris moi" and "Sans amour", all of which made it into the national and international hit lists. He was also recognized for several soundtracks such as music for the various "Emmanuelle" films. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Edda Meinikat)
Cimetière marin de Saint Tropez , Saint-Tropez, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
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
Camus, Albert b. November 7, 1913 d. January 4, 1960
Writer. He was born in Algeria. His father, an agricultural laborer, was killed in World War I. His mother was shocked by the news of her husband's death, and she suffered a stroke that permanently impaired her speech. In 1923 Albert won a scholarship to the prestigious school in Algiers, where he studied from 1924 to 1932. He starts to suffer of tuberculosis and it put an end to his athletic activities. The disease was trouble for the rest of his life. In 1936 he received his diploma from the...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena)
Lourmarin Cemetery, Lourmarin, Departement du Vaucluse, 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
Cartier-Bresson, Henri b. August 22, 1908 d. August 2, 2004
Acclaimed French Photographer. He was the founder with Robert Capa and David Seymour of Magnum Agency and he is considered one of the most importants photographers in the world. His photos reflected the History of 20th Century. He was captured by the nazis in II World War, but he escaped and he was witness of the Liberation of Paris. In 1974, he retired and began to work in other of his passions, the painting. He considered the camera as an extention of the eye. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Montjustin, Montjustin, Departement des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 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
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
Claudel, Camille b. December 8, 1864 d. October 19, 1943
Sculptor. The older sister of Paul Claudel, French poet and diplomat. She had a controversial relationship with her teacher, mentor and lover, Auguste Rodin; by working as his apprentice, she had the chance to study the nude figure, an unusual opportunity for a woman in the 19th century. She modeled hands and feet for Rodin's "Burghers of Calais" and posed for figures in his "Gates of Hell". Her own sculptures are notable for their strength and refinement. From 1905 Claudel exhibited signs...[Read More] (Bio by: Andy A.)
Cimetière de Montfavet, Montfavet, Departement du Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Plot: Remains in ossuary
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
Constantin, Michel b. July 13, 1924 d. August 29, 2003
Actor. Born Constantin Hokloff in France, he began his acting career in the late 1950s. He appeared in over 70 films, including "Le Trou" (1960), "Maigret Voit Rouge" (1963), "Les Grandes Gueules" (1966), "The Southern Star" (1969), "Les Étrangers" (1969), "La Peau de Torpedo" (1970), "Il Était une Fois un Flic" (1971), "Un Homme Est Mort" (1972), "Il Bestione" (1974), "Il Cappotto di Legno" (1981), "Deux Heures moins le Quart Avant Jesus-Christ" (1982), and "Ville a Vendre" (1992). He also...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimetière de Ramatuelle, Ramatuelle, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Dior, Christian b. January 21, 1905 d. October 24, 1957
Fashion magnate.
Cimetière de Callian, Callian, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Distel, Sacha b. January 29, 1933 d. July 22, 2004
French Singer. He is best remembered for his song "Scoubidou (pommes et poires)." He was the nephew or Ray Ventura and worked as a guitarist in his orchestra. Later, he began a noted career as a singer, with songs such as "La Belle Vie" (adapted for Frank Sinatra as The Good Life), "Le Soleil de ma Vie," "Mon Beau Chapeau," "Monsieur Cannibal" and "Tout la Pluie Tombe sur moi." He also appeared in a few films such as "Zazie dans le metro" (1960), "La Bonne Soupe" (1963) and "Sans Mobile...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cause of death: Cancer
Distel Family Estate Grounds, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Departement du Var, 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
Durey, Louis b. May 27, 1888 d. July 3, 1979
Composer. The least-known member of "Les Six." His refusal to contribute to their collective ballet "The Marriage on the Eiffel Tower" (1921) occasioned the breakup of the group, though the composers all remained friends. A politically-oriented man (he became a hard-line communist in the 1930s), Durey felt music should have a didactic purpose and wrote several choruses based on Marxist texts. This attitude, combined with a distaste for self-promotion, ensured his obscurity. He spent most of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetière marin de Saint Tropez , Saint-Tropez, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

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