Author. She was a French author of the early 20th century. Born as Louise-Rose-Etiennette Gerard in Paris, she came from a distinguish family as her grandfather was Étienne Maurice Gérard, who was a Marshal of the Napoleonic era and a Prime Minister of France. When she published her first volume of poems, she adopted the pen name of "Rosemonde". She married the playwright, Edmond Rostand in 1890 and had two sons. A couplet from her poem, "L'eternelle chanson" written to her husband would, after seventeen years, bring her fame when it was incorporated into what would become a very popular medallion in the 1930s. The words are "…each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow." She wrote numerous works of poetry, a comic opera "La Marchande d'allumettes," the book "Madame de Genlis" and subtitled three silent films. With her husband, she wrote the play "A Good Little Devil," which was adapted to a film starring American actress Mary Pickford. Created Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1931, she also served as a jury member of the Prix Femina. Lyrics of several of her poems were adapted and set to music, principally by Chabrier. She devoted much of her energy in the support and promotion of her husband's career, perhaps to the detriment of her own and was his widow for over 30 years.
Author. She was a French author of the early 20th century. Born as Louise-Rose-Etiennette Gerard in Paris, she came from a distinguish family as her grandfather was Étienne Maurice Gérard, who was a Marshal of the Napoleonic era and a Prime Minister of France. When she published her first volume of poems, she adopted the pen name of "Rosemonde". She married the playwright, Edmond Rostand in 1890 and had two sons. A couplet from her poem, "L'eternelle chanson" written to her husband would, after seventeen years, bring her fame when it was incorporated into what would become a very popular medallion in the 1930s. The words are "…each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow." She wrote numerous works of poetry, a comic opera "La Marchande d'allumettes," the book "Madame de Genlis" and subtitled three silent films. With her husband, she wrote the play "A Good Little Devil," which was adapted to a film starring American actress Mary Pickford. Created Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1931, she also served as a jury member of the Prix Femina. Lyrics of several of her poems were adapted and set to music, principally by Chabrier. She devoted much of her energy in the support and promotion of her husband's career, perhaps to the detriment of her own and was his widow for over 30 years.
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Her profile facial artistic relief in white marble is inlaid in the upright marker.
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