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Aristides Damalas (Greek: Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς, alternative spellings Aristidis or Aristide; 15 January 1855 – 18 August 1889), known in France by the stage name Jacques Damala, was a Greek military officer-turned-actor, and husband of Sarah Bernhardt in his last years.
The great tragic actress, Sarah Bernhardt, was also a gifted sculptor. She carved this haunting memorial to her husband, the actor Jacques Damala (1855–1889), shortly after he had died of a drug overdose. Bernhardt envisions Damala as if on his deathbed, his youthful features captured in sleep.
Jul 20, 2018 · Spouse's Name: Jacques Damala (1882-1889) Child's Name: Maurice Bernhardt; Key Accomplishments: Bernhardt was one of the most successful actresses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She toured the world, successfully transitioned from stage to screen and back again, and managed her own theater (Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt).
Jacques Damala Facts. 1. He Was Born Notorious. Born in 1855 to a wealthy Greek family, Jacques Damala came into the world on the cusp of La Belle Epoque, a time when hedonism ran wild and celebrities were made and broken in a matter of weeks. That, as it happened, suited Damala down to his bones.
Aug 24, 2014 · Jacques Damala, an actor and the husband of Sarah Bernhardt, who died in 1889. New York Public Library. Sarah Bernhardt, who has so wonderfully impersonated death in all its...
In 1882, in Paris, Bernhardt met a Greek diplomat, Aristide Damala (known in France by his stage name Jacques Damala), who was 11 years her junior, and notorious for his romantic affairs. Bernhardt's biographer described him as "handsome as Adonis, insolent, vain, and altogether despicable."
Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala is a Marble Sculpture created by Sarah Bernhardt in 1889. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Death in Art, Funerary Artwork and Portraits.
