Gabrielle Colonna-Romano
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Gabrielle Colonna-Romano (1888–1981) or Colanna Romano (name as a cinema actress), born Gabrielle Dreyfus, was a French actress, famous as a tragedian, sociétaire
of the Comédie-Française
from 1913 to 1936, and as a student of Sarah Bernhardt
. She appeared in several plays and poetry readings (notably of works by the Symbolist
poet Saint-Pol-Roux
). She had an affair with Pierre Renoir
, and modelled for several paintings by his father Auguste Renoir, notably Jeune femme à la rose (1913). In England, she met and became friends with Marie Bell
, on whose advise she decided to present herself to the Conservatoire.
She was the sixth and final wife of the millionaire press-magnate Alfred Edwards
, and after his death married the actor Pierre Alcover
. She and Alcover are buried together in the Rueil-Malmaison
cemetery.
She gives her name to the "Prix Colonna-Romano de tragédie classique" at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris
.
Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française
The sociétaires of the Comédie-Française are chosen from among the pensionnaires who have been in the company a year or more.They are decided upon in the course of a general assembly of the company's administrative committee, made up of 6 existing sociétaires, the senior sociétaire, and the general...
of the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
from 1913 to 1936, and as a student of Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage and early film actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known". Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of France in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas...
. She appeared in several plays and poetry readings (notably of works by the Symbolist
Symbolism (arts)
Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts. In literature, the style had its beginnings with the publication Les Fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire...
poet Saint-Pol-Roux
Saint-Pol-Roux
Paul-Pierre Roux, called Saint-Pol-Roux was a French Symbolist poet.-Marseille:...
). She had an affair with Pierre Renoir
Pierre Renoir
Pierre Renoir was a French stage and film actor and served briefly as the director of the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris, taking over after the death of Louis Jouvet in 1951....
, and modelled for several paintings by his father Auguste Renoir, notably Jeune femme à la rose (1913). In England, she met and became friends with Marie Bell
Marie Bell
Marie Bell , born Marie-Jeanne Bellon, was a French tragedian, comic actor and stage director. She was the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris from 1962 onwards, and this theatre now bears her name....
, on whose advise she decided to present herself to the Conservatoire.
She was the sixth and final wife of the millionaire press-magnate Alfred Edwards
Alfred Edwards (journalist)
Alfred Charles Edwards was a journalist and magnate of the French press.-Life:The son of Charles Edwards and his French wife Emilie Caporal , Alfred Edwards studied in Paris before beginning his press career with Le Figaro in...
, and after his death married the actor Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover was a French film actor.He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943.In 1920 he starred in the film Champi-Tortu...
. She and Alcover are buried together in the Rueil-Malmaison
Rueil-Malmaison
Rueil-Malmaison is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of France. It is located 12.6 kilometers from the center of Paris.-Name:...
cemetery.
She gives her name to the "Prix Colonna-Romano de tragédie classique" at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Filmography
- 1908 : HamletHamlet (1908 film)Hamlet is a 1908 French silent film adaptation of the classic William Shakespeare play, Hamlet. The film was one of the earliest film adaptations of this play, and starred Jacques Grétillat and Colanna Romano. It was directed by Henri Desfontaines, and was one of twelve renditions of the play...
, directed by Henri DesfontainesHenri DesfontainesHenri Desfontaines was a French film director, actor and scriptwriter.- As director :* 1908 : Hamlet* 1909 : Le Puits et le pendule* 1910 : Un invité gênant...
(Gertrude) - 1910 : Le Scarabée d'orThe Gold-Bug"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter fears him to be going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator who agrees to visit his...
, directed by Henri Desfontaines - 1910 : Hop-Frog, directed by Henri Desfontaines
- 1911 : La Momie, directed by Henri Desfontaines
- 1912 : Antar, directed by Chékri Ganem
- 1913 : L'Honneur, directed by Henri PouctalHenri PouctalHenri Pouctal was an early French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and his directorship of the Count of Monte Cristo serials in 1918.In film, Pouctal directed about 100 films between 1908 and 1922....
Sources
- This page is a translation of its French counterpart.