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Sarah Bernhardt

Born 22 or 23 October 1844 Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris, France.
Died 26 March 1923 in Paris, France.

Son, Maurice Bernhardt, born 1864.
Married Ambroise Aristide Damala in 1882; until his death, 1889.

Sarah Bernhardt was perhaps the most-popular stage actress of her time. Sarah made her first motion picture in 1900. Bernhardt worked for Louis Mercanton in 1912.

References: Website-IMDb; Website-Wikipedia.