Actress. She was a French stage and film actress, who used the stage surname of "Albane." She was known for her 1911 performances in "L'illusion des yeux," "A Bald Lie" and "L'homme au grand manteau." She performed at the Antoine Theater and at the Vieux-Colombier, under the direction of Jacques Copeau. Her roles were difficult Shakespearean works: "Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Night of Kings" and "Winter Tale." Born Blanche Alice Sistoli, she was the youngest of five children of a middle-class family of wine merchants. She married Nobel Prize recipient George Duhamel in 1909, and the couple had three sons: Bernard in 1917, Jean in 1919 and Antoine in 1925. While her husband was in World War I serving as surgeon in the French army, letters dated 1914 to 1919 were exchanged between the two. These letters are still available today and give much insight in the couple's personalities along with the role she played in his success as a writer. In 1907 she met her husband at the Abbey of Créteil, while she was reciting verses in a program. At that time, she was a student at the Odeon Theater, studying acting under André Antoine. After marriage, she assisted her husband in his literary goals by translating his plays. Her son Antoine became a award-winning French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher. Her grave marker has "Albane" as her middle name instead of "Alice."
Actress. She was a French stage and film actress, who used the stage surname of "Albane." She was known for her 1911 performances in "L'illusion des yeux," "A Bald Lie" and "L'homme au grand manteau." She performed at the Antoine Theater and at the Vieux-Colombier, under the direction of Jacques Copeau. Her roles were difficult Shakespearean works: "Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Night of Kings" and "Winter Tale." Born Blanche Alice Sistoli, she was the youngest of five children of a middle-class family of wine merchants. She married Nobel Prize recipient George Duhamel in 1909, and the couple had three sons: Bernard in 1917, Jean in 1919 and Antoine in 1925. While her husband was in World War I serving as surgeon in the French army, letters dated 1914 to 1919 were exchanged between the two. These letters are still available today and give much insight in the couple's personalities along with the role she played in his success as a writer. In 1907 she met her husband at the Abbey of Créteil, while she was reciting verses in a program. At that time, she was a student at the Odeon Theater, studying acting under André Antoine. After marriage, she assisted her husband in his literary goals by translating his plays. Her son Antoine became a award-winning French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher. Her grave marker has "Albane" as her middle name instead of "Alice."
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