Judith |
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BORN 30 Jan 1827, Paris: Ancien 7e - DIED 27 Oct 1912, Paris: rue Jouffroy-d'Abbans, 17e BIRTH NAME Bernat, Julie GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 03, ligne 01, numéro 86, à droite en entrant) |
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The actress Julie Bernat performed under the name of Mademoiselle Judith. In 1835 Jacob Félix, the father of the famous actress Rachel, set up a children's troupe of actors and at Judith was his pupil. They performed at the Théâtre du Ranelagh. In 1846 she joined the Comédie-Française and in that year she appeared there as Rosine in Beaumarchais' "Le Barbier de Séville". She became the 274th sociétaire of the Comédie-Française in 1852. In the same year she married the journalist and translator Charles Bernard-Derosne. Their son Gaston was born in 1857. She stayed with the Comédie-Française until 1866 and after that she worked at the Gaïté theatre and abroad. After she left the stage she translated works by William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. In 1911 she published her memoirs and she died in Paris in 1912. Related persons • translated work by Dickens, Charles • translated work by Shakespeare, William |
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 The grave of Judith (Julie Bernat) at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Picture by Androom (31 Oct 2022) |
Sources • Mademoiselle Judith - Wikipédia (FR) |
