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Berthe Bady

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Berthe Bady
sepia-toned photograph of Berthe Bady, seated in a dressing gown
Berthe Bady, c. 1895
BornNovember 1872
Lodelinsart, Belgium
Died1921 (age 48)
NationalityFrench
Alma materBrussels Conservatory
OccupationActress
Years active1893–1913
OrganizationThéâtre de l'Œuvre
MovementSymbolist Movement

Berthe Bady (1872–1921) was a French actress of Belgian origin. She was the companion of Lugné-Poe and Henry Bataille. The fortunes she had won as an actress were devoted to her household with Bataille. Berthe died in isolation at Jouy-sur-Eure.

Life

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Madame Berthe Bady
1897 portrait by Toulouse Lautrec

Berthe Bady was born in Lodelinsart, Belgium. She was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart of Dour, and then enrolled at the Brussels Conservatory in 1891, before joining the Vaudeville Theater in 1894. She accompanied Lugné-Poe in founding the Théâtre de l'Œuvre (Theatre of the Work). [1] She was Henry Bataille's muse. [2] She played at the Théâtre de l'Odéon Theatre from 1901 to 1904. [3] Fernand Crommelynck dedicated his play, Les Amants puérils (Youthful Lovers) to her.

Bady died at Jouy-sur-Eure in northern France. Louis Aragon evokes her death in Blanche ou l'oubli.

Notable performances

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Theatre

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Film

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  • 1918 : Ecce Homo (Behold [the] man) by Abel Gance, with the danseuse-mime Dourga

References

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  1. ^ Théâtres du contemporain (in French). Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle. 2007-07-24. ISBN 9782878543803.
  2. ^ Petitfils, Jean-Christian (2012-09-05). Le frémissement de la grâce: Le roman du Grand Meaulnes (in French). Fayard. ISBN 9782213673356.
  3. ^ Gubin, Eliane (2006-01-01). Dictionnaire des femmes belges: XIXe et XXe siècles (in French). Lannoo Uitgeverij. ISBN 9782873864347.