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 The grave of Francisque Berton and Pierre Berton at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Picture by Androom (31 Oct 2022) |
Berton, Francisque |
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BORN 16 Sep 1820, Paris - DIED 18 Jan 1874, Paris: rue Berton 17, Passy BIRTH NAME Montan Berton, Charles François GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 24, ligne 06, numéro 34, Avenue du Tunnel) |
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Charles François Berton, known as Francisque Berton, was the grandson of the composer Henri Mortan Berton (1767-1844). He first appeared on the stage in 1837 at the Théâtre Français and played in Vaudeville for a while. In 1842 he married Caroline Samson, the daughter of his teacher Joseph Isidore Samson (1793-1871). The playwright Pierre Berton (1842-1912) is their son. From 1846 to 1854 he worked in Saint Petersburg. After his return to Paris he succeeded Prosper Bressant at the Théatre du Gymnase. Later he appeared at the Gaité and at the Odéon. During the last year of his life he was mentally ill and he died in a mental institution. Family • Son: Berton, Pierre • Wife: Berton-Samson, Caroline Related persons • is son-in-law/daughter-in-law of Samson, Joseph Isidore Events |
| 20/3/1855 | Premiere of "Le Demi-Monde" by Alexandre Dumas fils at the théâtre du Gymnase in Paris. Some of the actors who played in the piece were Berton, Villars, Dupuis, Figeac, Laurentine and Rose Chéri. [Chéri, Rose][Dumas, Alexandre (fils)] |
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The grave of Francisque Berton and Pierre Berton at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Picture by Androom (31 Oct 2022) |
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