Madame Sans-Gêne
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Madame Sans-Gêne may refer to:
- Marie-Thérèse FigueurMarie-Thérèse FigueurMarie-Thérèse Figueur was a French heroine involved in the French Revolutionary Army.- Life :...
(1774-1861), French female soldier - Cathérine HübscherCathérine HübscherCatherine Hubscher was a First French Empire noblewoman, maréchale Lefebvre and duchesse de Dantzig by her marriage to François Joseph Lefebvre....
, wife of Marshal of France François Joseph LefebvreFrançois Joseph LefebvreFrançois Joseph Lefebvre, First Duc de Dantzig was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon....
, whose life has been dramatised in:- an 1893 Madame Sans-Gêne (play) by Victorien SardouVictorien SardouVictorien Sardou was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play...
and Émile MoreauÉmile MoreauÉmile Moreau was a French playwright and screenwriter. In co-operation with Victorien Sardou, he wrote the plays Madame Sans-Gêne and Cleopatre . He also wrote the play Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth, and the script for its film adaptation, and was one of the co-founders of the Indian...
. This play was later a starring vehicle for the actress, Gabrielle RejaneGabrielle RéjaneGabrielle Réjane was the stage name of Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju, , a French actress.Born in Paris, the daughter of an actor, she became a pupil of Régnier at the Conservatoire, and took the second prize for comedy in 1874. Her debut was made the next year, during which she played attractively a... - an 1898 Madame Sans-Gêne (novel) based on the original play, written by Edmond Lepelletier.
- a 1915 Madame Sans-Gêne (opera)Madame Sans-Gêne (opera)Madame Sans-Gêne is an opera in three acts by Umberto Giordano. The libretto was taken from Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau's play, adapted for the opera by Renato Simoni.-Performance history:...
by Umberto GiordanoUmberto GiordanoUmberto Menotti Maria Giordano was an Italian composer, mainly of operas.He was born in Foggia in Puglia, southern Italy, and studied under Paolo Serrao at the Conservatoire of Naples... - a 1911 Madame Sans-Gêne (1911 film), 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...
- a 1925 Madame Sans-Gene (1925 film)Madame Sans-Gene (1925 film)Madame Sans-Gene is a silent romantic comedy/costume drama directed by Léonce Perret and starring Gloria Swanson.-Production background:The film was produced in France, as Swanson was on extended vacation there...
, with Gloria SwansonGloria SwansonGloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the... - a 1944 Madame Sans-Gêne (1945 film), film produced in Argentina
- a 1962 Madame Sans-Gêne (film)Madame Sans-Gêne (film)Madame Sans-Gêne is a 1962 Spanish-Italian-French film co-production distributed by Embassy Pictures. It was directed by Christian-Jaque and adapted from the 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau....
, with Sophia LorenSophia LorenSophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
- an 1893 Madame Sans-Gêne (play) by Victorien Sardou