Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a

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-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked as a French spy, and was connected with the denunciation of Mati Hari, with whom she had a friendly relationship. For reasons not clear she committed suicide by gas poisoning at her home in Paris.

Selected filmography

* ''

Le Carnaval des vérités ''Le Carnaval des vérités'' is a 1920 French silent film written and directed by Marcel L'Herbier. Background After completing a commercial film for Léon Gaumont, Marcel L'Herbier was offered a contract to work on a prestigious series of fi ...

'' (1920) * '' L'autre aile'' (1924) * ''

Modern Marriages ''Modern Marriages'' (German: ''Moderne Ehen'') is a 1924 Czech-German silent comedy film directed by Hans Otto and starring Fritz Kortner and Helena Makowska.Grange p.184 Cast * S. Polonsky as Prof. Holstein * Helena Makowska as Thea Hol ...

'' (1924) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1924) * ' (1925) * '' Boarding House Groonen'' (1925) * '' Le bossu'' (1925) * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1925) * '' Fan Fan the Tulip'' (1925) * '' Le berceau de dieu'' (1926) * '' Simone'' (1926) * '' Lady Harrington'' (1927) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * '' Island of Love'' (1929)

Bibliography

* Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999.

External links

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1893 births 1928 deaths People from Emden People from the Province of Hanover French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses 1928 suicides Suicides by gas Suicides in France German emigrants to France {{France-actor-stub