Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt

248 Pages·2010·7.53 MB·English

by  Robert Gottlieb

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The Life of Sarah Bernhardt
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ROBERT GOTTLIEB
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new haven and london
Frontispiece: Sarah in Hernani.
Copyright © 2010 by Robert Gottlieb.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gottlieb, Robert, 1931–
Sarah : the life of Sarah Bernhardt / Robert Gottlieb.
p. cm.—(Jewish Lives)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-300-14127-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844–1923.
2. Actresses—France—19th century—Biography. 3. Actresses—France—20th
century—Biography. I. Title.
PN2638.B5.G68 2010
792'.028092—dc22
[B]
2010001900
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For my wife, Maria Tucci
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CONTENTS
Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt 1
A Gallery of Roles 121
A Note on Sources 221
Bibliography 223
Acknowledgments 227
Index 229