Jean Mounet-Sully
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Mounet-Sully (28 February 1841 – 3 March 1916), a French actor, was born at Bergerac. His birth name was Jean-Sully Mounet: "Mounet-Sully" (without the "Jean") was a stage name.
Life
He entered the
His striking presence and voice and the passionate vigor of his acting made an immediate impression, which resulted in his election as sociétaire in 1874. He became one of the mainstays of the Comédie Française, and distinguished himself in a great variety of tragic and romantic parts.[1]
Perhaps his most famous role was that of
He was made chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1889. He also wrote a play, La Buveuse de l'armes, and in 1906, in collaboration with Pierre Barbier, La Vieillesse de Don Juan in verse.
He was the brother of the actor Paul Mounet. His daughter was the actress Jeanne Sully. He was a good friend, co-performer, and one-time lover of famed actress Sarah Bernhardt.
Gallery
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Mounet-Sully by Georges Lafosse from Le Trombinoscope -
Mounet-Sully as Oedipus -
Mounet-Sully in an unknown role, c 1896 -
Grave inCimetière Montparnasse.
References
- ^ a b c Chisholm 1911.
- Attribution
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Sources
- Madame Sarah: By Cornelia Otis Skinner 1966
- "King of Fashion, The Autobiography of Paul Poiret", J. B. Lippincott Company, 1931, ; V&A Publishing, 2009, p. 7
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