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Arletty was the stage name of French actress, singer, and model Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (May 15, ), who rose to fame in the late s on a series of.
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (– 23 July ), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model..
Arletty
French actress (1898–1992)
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Born | Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (1898-05-15)15 May 1898 Courbevoie, France |
Died | 23 July 1992(1992-07-23) (aged 94) Paris, France |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, fashion model |
Years active | 1930–1963 |
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model.
As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including Hotel du Nord (1938), Le jour se lève (1939) and Children of Paradise (1945). She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during World War II.
Early years
Arletty was born on 15 May 1898[1] in Courbevoie (near Paris), to a working-class family.
French actress, singer and operetta singer born May 15, in Courbevoie, France, died July 23, in Paris, France.After her father's death, she left home and pursued a modeling career. She took the stage name "Arlette" based on the heroine of a story by Guy de Maupassant. She was n