Huguette Duflos (24 August 1887,

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– 12 April 1982,

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) was a French stage and film actress.

Life

In 1910, she married the actor Raphaël Duflos, from whom she was divorced around 1928. Initially a theatrical performer with the

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, Duflor then embarked on a film career. In 1931, Duflos was attacked by Frenchwoman Marguerite Pantaine outside the Theatre St. Georges in Paris. Pantaine was later treated by Jacques Lacan and became the subject of his

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Selected filmography

* ''

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise ''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' (1908) (original French title: ''La Mort du duc de Guise''; often referred to as ''L'Assassinat du duc de Guise'') is a French historical film directed by Charles le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapted ...

'' (1908) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Flower of the Indies'' (1921) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1923) * ''

The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in '' Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first ser ...

'' (1924) * '' The Princess and the Clown'' (1924) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * ''

Der Rosenkavalier (''The Knight of the Rose'' or ''The Rose-Bearer''), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel ''Les amours du chevalier de Faublas'' ...

'' (1926) * '' Yasmina'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Le procès de Mary Dugan'' (1930) * '' The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1930) * '' The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1931) * '' Martha'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

The Train for Venice ''The Train for Venice'' (french: Le train pour Venise) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Max Dearly, Huguette Duflos and Victor Boucher. It is based on the 1937 play of the same title written by Louis Ve ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Girl on the Road'' (1962)

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1887 births 1982 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses People from Limoges Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française 20th-century French actresses Burials at Batignolles Cemetery {{France-actor-stub