Guitty, Madeleine

ACTOR, COMEDIAN (FRANCE)
BORN 5 Jul 1870, Corbeil-Essonnes, Essone - DIED 12 Apr 1936, Paris, 14e
BIRTH NAME Guichard, Marguerite Madeleine
GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière parisien de Pantin, Pantin, Seine-St. Denis (division 057)

Madeleine Guitty was the daughter of a lawyer in Corbeil. Although she wasn't physically attractive, she started her acting career at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens when she was eighteen years old. In 1909 she first appeared in a movie and after Louis Feuillade noticed her he made several short films with her. She appeared in many more movies until her death in 1936.

Images

The grave of Madeleine Guitty at the Cimetière Parisien de Pantin, Paris.
Picture by Androom (04 Nov 2017)

 

Sources
Madeleine Guitty - Wikipédia (FR)
PANTIN (93) : cimetière parisien - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs


Gull, Gustav

Published: 26 Dec 2019
Last update: 19 Apr 2020