Gérard, Rosemonde |
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BORN 5 Apr 1871, Paris - DIED 5 Apr 1953, Paris BIRTH NAME Gérard, Louise Rose Étienette GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Passy Cimetière, 2 Rue du Commandant Schloesing (division 10) |
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Rosemonde Gérard was a granddaughter of Étienne Maurice Gérarc, who was Prime Minister of France for a short time in 1834. Her father died young and Alexandre Dumas fils was her turtor. She married the author Edmond Rostand in 1890 with Jules Massenat as a witness. The couple had two sons, Maurice (1891-1968) and Jean (1894-1977). In 1889 "Les Pipeaux" was published. It included her poem "L'éternelle chanson" and lines from it became very popular after a the jeweler Alphonse Augis engraved them on medaillons. More volumes of poetry followed. In 1912 she wrote "Un bon petit Diable" together with her husband and it was made into a movie with Mary Pickford as "A Good Little Devil" (1913). Her husband died in 1918. She continued writing poetry for many more years. She died in 1953 in Paris. Related persons • visited Daudet-Allard, Julia |
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 The grave of Rosemonde Gérard at Passy Cemetery, Paris. Picture by Androom (06 Nov 2016) |
Sources • Beyern, Bertrand, Guide des tombes d'hommes célèbres, Le Cherche Midi, Paris, 2003 • Rosemonde Gérard - Wikipedia (EN) |
