Talk:Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art/Archives/2014

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Would anyone reading this have any information as to where Edna Coblentz might have gotten the "Marchais" part of her psuedonym? My ancestors migrated from France to the New York City area in the early 1900s and not too long afterward, my grandfather, one of the original French culinary masters, became head chef at the old Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The "Marchais" name, even to this day appears to be rather rare in the United States, though I believe that most of their descendants are still living on Long Island. It seems rather coincidental to me that the Marchais name, Edna Coblentz, the time frame and the geographical location come together so neatly.

As of May, 1949, my parents and I became the founders of the California branch of the family and alas, over the years have lost track of those left behind in New York. If you might be able to give me any information on this fascinating lady, please contact me via email at: georgem@pjpdata.com

George Marchais, Ventura, CA January 8, 2005

Current research on Jacques Marchais has confirmed that she was indeed born as Jacques Marchais Coblentz in Cincinnati in 1887; Jacques Marchais was her birth name and not an adopted name- this claim was part of a mythology which had arose around her in decades after her death. She performed under the names Edna Coblentz and Edna Norman (her mother's maiden name) as a child actress in Ohio. By at least 1916, she had returned to using Jacques Marchais.

Please contact me with any questions regarding Jacques Marchais: Sarah Johnson, PhD, Curator, Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, sjohnson@tibetanmuseum.org, October 14, 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmtibet (talk • contribs) 11:27, 14 October 2007 (UTC)