Bianca |
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BORN 7 Sep 1841, Valenciennes, Nord - DIED 1 Feb 1912, Paris: rue de Courcelles 42 BIRTH NAME Boissart, Félicie Céline GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 05, ligne 03, numéro 6, avenue Montebello ) |
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Félicie Céline Boissart was better known as the actress Bianca. She debuted at a revue in Paris. She worked in Brussels where Eugénie Doche took an interest in her. After that she worked at the Vaudeville in Paris. She as successful in Théophile Gautier's "Pierrot posthume". From 1872 to 1884 she was engaged at the Comédie-Française, but she never became a sociétaire. The actresses Blanche Pierson and Réjane were her friends and she was godmother to Réjane's children. Bianca left the stage in 1888. In 1907 Paul Léautaud decided to use the name of Boissard for his journalistic writings, misspelling his godmother's name. Bianca died in Paris in 1912. Related persons • was a friend of Réjane |
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 The mausoleum of Bianca at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Picture by Androom (03 Nov 2022) |
 The mausoleum of Bianca at the Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Picture by Androom (03 Nov 2022) |
Sources • Blanche, Mathilde, Zélie et les autres |
