Betty Daussmond (1873–1957), born Marguerite Anne Bettina Doneau, was a French
stage
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Acting
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* Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage"
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and
film actress
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.
In 1914 she played the leading female part in
Georges Feydeau
Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914.
Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parent ...
's last full-length farce, ''
Je ne trompe pas mon mari!''. The author commented that she brought "joie de vivre" to the role on "her pretty Columbine lips".
[Gidel, p. 240]
Selected filmography
* ''
All for Love'' (1933)
* ''
A Weak Woman'' (1933)
* ''
Poliche'' (1934)
* ''
Three Sailors'' (1934)
* ''
The New Testament
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'' (1936)
* ''
Woman of Malacca'' (1937)
* ''
Cocoanut'' (1939)
* ''
White Paws
''White Paws'' (French: ''Pattes blanches'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux and Paul Bernard. The Paws of the title refer to the white spats wore by the protagonist, the aristoc ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Three Women'' (1952)
References
Bibliography
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* Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
External links
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Michel Bouquet and Betty Daussmond in "L'Invitation au Chateau" Paris, theater of Atelier, November 1947; photograph at
Getty Images.
1873 births
1957 deaths
French film actresses
French stage actresses
People from Sarthe
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