Andrée Lafayette

Andrée Lafayette
Andrée Lafayette in 1923
Born
Andrée Rose Godard

19 May 1903
Achères, Yvelines, France
Died3 October 1989(1989-10-03) (aged 86)
Équemauville, Calvados, France
Other namesAndrée Rose Godard de la Bigne
OccupationActress
Years active1923–1953 (film)
SpouseArthur Max Constant (1923–?)

Andrée Rose Godard (19 May 1903 – 3 October 1989), known by her stage-name as Andrée Lafayette, also known by her self-invented title as Countess Andrée de la Bigne, was a French stage and film actress, and granddaughter of the infamous demi-mondaine (prostitute) Émilie Louise Delabigne who was known by her self-invented title as Countess Valtesse de La Bigne.[1]

Biography

Lafayette was born in 1903 to Julia Pâquerette Fossey and Paul Jules Auguste Godard. She had two siblings, Paul and Margot.[2] Describing Lafayette as "one of the most beautiful girls in France," author Richard Walton Tully brought her to the United States to star in the film Trilby (1923).[3]

On April 17, 1923, Lafayette married actor Arthur Max Constant.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Goble p. 136.
  2. ^ Hewitt, Catherine (2015). The Mistress of Paris. New York: St. Martin's Press.
  3. ^ "New Star From Paris". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. January 28, 1923. p. 61. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "French Film Beauty Weds American Star". Santa Ana Register. California, Santa Ana. April 18, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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