Claude France
Illustration — Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked as a French spy, and was connected with the denunciation of Mati Hari, with whom she had a friendly relationship.
Claude France
Sartony, circa 1927 · Public domain
- Full name
- Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig.
- Born
- 1893. · Emden.
- Died
- 1928. · 16th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- actress.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked as a French spy, and was connected with the denunciation of Mati Hari, with whom she had a friendly relationship.
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For reasons not clear she committed suicide by gas poisoning at her home in Paris.
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French actress Claude France.
J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs
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- 1.Nom orthographié Wittigny ou Vittigny par certains journaux à l'annonce de sa mort.
- 2.Ce qui se dit. Vedette morte. Cyrano, 15 janvier 1928, p. 14, .
- 3.Paix à cette morte ! La vérité sur la vie et la mort de Claude France. Paris-Midi, 15 février 1928, p. 2, .
- 4.Paix à cette morte ! La vérité sur la vie et la mort de Claude France (III). Paris-Midi, 17 février 1928, p. 2, .
- 5.Les Vedettes de l'écran, coll. « Que sais-je ? », P.U.F., 1964,
- 6.Les morts étranges du cinéma. Ciné France, 19 octobre 1938, p. 2, .
- 7.Journal des débats, 6 janvier 1928.
- 8.Acte de décès n° 14 (vue 2/31). Archives en ligne de la Ville de Paris, état-civil du arrondissement, registre des décès de 1928.
- 9.La fin d'une étoile. Les obsèques de Claude France ont été célébrées ce matin. Paris-Midi, 9 janvier 1928, p. 1, .
- 10.Cinémas. Les obsèques de Claude France. Comoedia, 10 janvier 1928, p. 2, .
- 11.Fiche de Chilly (Pierre Georges Edmond), matricule 202. Archives en ligne de la Ville de Paris, registres matricules de recensement, classe 1906, 4ème bureau.
- 12.Acte de transcription de divorce n° 215 (vue 7/31). Archives en ligne de la Ville de Paris, état-civil du 16e arrondissement, registre des mariages de 1923.
- 13.Tournera-t-on la vie et la mort de Claude France ?. La Dépêche, 20 juillet 1934, p. 5, .
- 14.Dernières nouvelles cinématographiques. Un fantôme. Paris-Soir, 20 octobre 1938, p. 11, .
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Didier Blonde, Une robe noire, avec traîne, illustrations de Stanislas Bouvier, éditions La Pionnière, 2020.
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