Louis Venant Gabriel Le Bailly de La Falaise (1866 in

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– 1910 in

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) was a French fencer. He participated in

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in the

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, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final. He also participated in

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but was beaten in the final round, finishing in last place. By his wife, the former Henriette Hennessy, he had four children: * Louise Le Bailly de La Falaise, (1894-1910) * James Henry Le Bailly de La Falaise, 1898–1972), who married American movie stars

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and

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* Alain Le Bailly de La Falaise, (1905–1977), first husband of model

Maxime de la Falaise Maxime Le Bailly, comtesse de La Falaise (25 June 1922 – 30 April 2009), was an English 1950s model, and, in the 1960s, an underground movie actress. She was also a cookery writer and "food maven" as well as a fashion designer for Blousecraft, ...

and father of fashion muse/designer

Loulou de la Falaise Louise Vava Lucia Henriette Le Bailly de La Falaise (; 4 May 1947 – 5 November 2011), known as Loulou de la Falaise, was an English fashion muse and accessory and jewellery designer associated with Yves Saint Laurent. Author Judith Thurman ...

* Richard Le Bailly de La Falaise, (1910–1945)

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* 1866 births 1910 deaths French male épée fencers Olympic fencers for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics French nobility People from Luçon Sportspeople from Vendée Le Bailly de La Falaise family French male foil fencers 20th-century French people {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub