Rosemonde Gérard
Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard (April 5, 1866, Paris – July 8, 1953, Paris) was a French poet and playwright. She was the wife of Edmond Rostand (1868–1918, author of ''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac''), and was a granddaughter of Étienne Maurice Gérard, who was a Marshal of France, Marshal and a List of Prime Ministers of France, Prime Minister of France. Gérard is perhaps best known today as the author of the lines: This couplet is taken from a poem, variously known as "''L'éternelle chanson''" ("The Eternal Song") or "''Les Vieux''" ("The Old Ones"), that she wrote to Rostand in 1889. The poem was published in 1890, but did not enjoy immediate success. The phrase became celebrated as an expression of ever-growing love when, in 1907 (17 years after its publication), a Lyonnais jeweler, Alphonse Augis, had the idea of making a medallion with the core portion of the verse engraved on it. The medallions became quite popular, an ...
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