Memoirs of Sarah Barnum (1883) a scurrilous novel by a rival actress, claimed that the character inspired by Bernhardt, “like a true daughter of Israel, was filthy.” ...

7. Bernhardt's longest relationship was with a woman. Sarah met the artist Louise Abbéma in 1874, and the two were involved until the former's death.

Reporting From Paris — Sarah Bernhardt -- a famous French actress -- died March 26, 1923, in Paris. She was 78. She has a star on the Hollywood Star Walk. In 2005, the Los Angeles Times wrote ...

“Sarah Bernhardt: Et la femme Créa la Star” runs through August 27, 2023, at the Petit Palais in Paris.

“Sarah Bernhardt was more than a famous actress,” exhibition co-curator Stéphanie Cantarutti tells Thomas Adamson of the Associated Press (AP). “She was one of the first celebrities.

Nineteenth-century theater legend Sarah Bernhardt was worshiped in her native France, and later became a global superstar — the ultimate diva of her time. A compelling musical biography, “The ...

A dress worn by Sarah Bernhardt is displayed during the "Sarah Bernhardt, and the woman created the star" exhibition at the Petit Palais museum in Paris, Friday, April 28, 2023.

Bernhardt was unapologetically, and publicly, promiscuous. It is thought her lovers included Victor Hugo—when she was 27 and he 70—Gustave Doré and the Prince of Wales, as well as a number of ...

“Sarah Bernhardt was more than a famous actress. She was one of the first celebrities. She was a businesswoman, a fashion icon, a sculptor, theater director, a visionary, a courtesan.