Sarah Bernhardt Bio
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Constellation: Libra
- Born In: Paris, FranceParis,
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- Profession:Actress / Scenarist
- Other Names:HenrietteRosine Bern
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This celebrated star of the French stage had a sporadic love-hate affair with early cinema. After her film debut in Le duel d'Hamlet (1900) she declared she detested the medium; yet she consented to appear in another film, La Tosca (1909). Upon seeing the results, she reportedly recoiled in horror, demanding that the negative be destroyed. Her next film appearance, in the Film d'Art production of La dame aux camélias (1912), was a critical and popular success, helping give cinema artistic dignit
