Antoinette Gérard

Antoinette Gérard (1909–1958), known as the Duchesse d'Harcourt through her marriage, was a French writer and resistance fighter, best known for her affair with actress and singer Arletty.

Biography

Antoinette Gérard was the daughter of Baron François Gérard (1880–1929),[1] deputy for Calvados from 1919 to 1928, and Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva (1888-1977).

In 1937, she published a collection of poems entitled Neiges ("Snows"),[2] some of which were set to music by Henri Sauguet.

During the German occupation of France, she joined the French Resistance. Arrested by the Germans, she was imprisoned in Fresnes for a year.

She married François-Charles d'Harcourt on December 17, 1927, with whom she had two children, including the politician François d'Harcourt.[3]

As a lesbian, she had an affair with the French actress Arletty.[4]

She died in 1958.

References

  1. ^ Baetjer, Katharine (2019-04-15). French Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Early Eighteenth Century through the Revolution. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-661-7.
  2. ^ "Antoinette d' Harcourt (19..?-1958)". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  3. ^ "When Stanley Marcus Invited Nazi Collaborator Coco Chanel to Dallas". Tablet Magazine. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  4. ^ Rajchman, Olivier (2015-03-04). "Arletty: ce que vous ne savez pas sur elle". Télé Star (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-07.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.