Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt
Also known as: “The Divine Sarah”
Picture of Sarah Bernhardt

Biography
Sarah Bernhardt was born as Henriette-Rosine Bernhardt in Paris, France on October 22, 1844. She was only raised by her mother and before her raise to fame she went to school at the Paris Conservatory as a teenager. Her rise to fame began when she was accepted into the Comédie-Française she also was one of the first actors to appear in motion picture. Unfortunately, Bernhardt died in 1923 and was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame.

Map
This is a map of where she grew up and lived most of her life.

Picture of the Paris Conservatory
The Paris Conservatory is a school Sarah was accepted in at the age of 16. The theatre was split into two; one side for drama, acting, and theatre and the other side is for music and dance. The school is still open and active today. Here is a link to the school: www.conservatoiredeparis.fr/

Pictures of the Comédie-Française:
Outside
Inside
Another school Sarah attended was the Comédie-Française. This theatre is also still active and open: www.comedie-francaise.fr/


Timelines of her life and her accomplishments:
Timeline 1 
Timeline 2 

Videos of her work:
Queen Elizabeth
This is a clip from the 1912 silent film Queen Elizabeth (also titled Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth: The Loves of Queen Elizabeth). This movie was one of her most successful movies and it was also shot in her hometown of Paris.
Sarah Bernhardt and Lucien Guitry
This is another clip of Sarah and actor Lucien Guitry working together in 1910.
Sarah Bernhardt history and biography video
In France, the history of Bernhardt still lives on here is a biography made in France on her live.

Audio Recordings of Sarah’s voice
Sarah did various recordings for films here are a few of them.

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