Gabrielle Dorziat

Gabrielle Dorziat 18801979 was a French stage and film actressDorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel The Théâtre GabrielleDorziat in Épernay France is named for her She was born in 1880 Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels She moved to Paris and appeared in Alfred Capus La Bourse ou la vie 1900 but it was her performance as Thérèse Herbault in Chaîne anglaise 1906 that brought her to public attention She became known for her offstage life as well becoming romantically involved with actors Lucien Guitry and Louis Jouvet She had close friendships with Jean Cocteau Jean Giraudoux Coco Chanel Paul Bourget and Henri Bernstein During World War I Dorziat left France to tour the United States where she raised money for war refugees After the war she toured Canada South America and the rest of Europe In 1921 Dorziat appeared in her first film LInfante à la rose She went on to play in over sixty films including Mayerling Les Parents terribles and Manon In 1925 she married Count Michel de Zogheb a friend of King Fuad I of Egypt She published her memoirs Côté cour côté jardin in 1968 She died in 1979 Source Article Gabrielle Dorziat from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30