Lantelm Genevieve Biography

It is considered one of the most famous Parisian actresses, legislators of fashion and lovers of men of the early 20th century. This girl with huge sad eyes broke more than one gentleman's heart, but not her love affairs left the trace in history. The baby was born on May 20, and this is perhaps the little information that is known about the childhood of the future Genevieve Lantelm.

The French actress Simon Le Bargi, who was a contemporary of Genevieve, wrote in her memoirs that at the age of 14 the girl was in a brothel, which was already led by at this young age, the young coquetr was successful among men, including influential and rich. One of the patrons of the nymphs in the adolescence was Henry Potatz, a banker and owner of the Le Matin newspaper, who made a significant contribution to the formation of the girl as an actress.

Photo: Flickr. The girl also decided to change her last name, taking her mother’s girlishness - Lantelm. The patron sponsored the training of Genevieve at the Paris Conservatory, during which the girl played in student performances. But real success and cardinal changes in the life of a young beauty happened in April of the year. The fateful "king" on April 1 of the year Genevieve played in the play "The Age of Love" along with the star of Paris Gabriel Rezhan.

The young talent was noticed by the summer media magnate and amateur playwright Alfred Edwards, who became not only the next “daddy” of Genevieve, but also her lover, but later as her husband. Over the next few years, the young actress showed hopes on the stage of leading French theaters, but she tasted real glory in the year. Then Genevieve played in the cult play "The King" and literally the next morning woke up the famous.

Her sweet face decorated the covers of fashion magazines, as well as dozens of postcards. The girl collaborated not only with French fashion designers, but also talents from other countries of Europe and even the United States. A little victory all these years, starting with acquaintance with Alfred Edwards in the year, Genevieve shared a rich fan with his wife, a pianist of Misees Cert.

The wife was terribly jealous of her husband, who taught her to a luxurious life, and envied Genevieve. In the memoirs, Misya will write that her husband’s mistress was so good that even she, a legal wife, sought to imitate Genevieve in everything - from makeup and ending with the style of clothing. Photo: Alfred Edwards, Wikipedia. However, it would be naive to believe that Alfred was the only lover of the Parisian diva.

Genevieve never hid that she met with several men at once since adolescence, when she began to work in a brothel. In the French capital, there were rumors that despite the windiness in relations with the opposite sex of Genevieve, she loved one man - actor Andre Bryule all her life. However, the young man answered the fan always with a refusal, which ultimately broke the heart of an elegant beauty.

Photo: Andre Bryule, Flickr. The actress bought expensive jewelry, furs and even asked her husband as a gift her own yacht. Alfred was ready to satisfy all the whims of Genevieve, but was insanely jealous of her.

Simona Le Bargi wrote in her memoirs that once a rich man in jealousy was looking for a slutty wife throughout Paris and eventually found furs in the store. Alfred hoped to catch his wife "on hot", because the cabins for changing clothes in this salon were famous for intimate meetings of the thirsty for lovers of lovers. But Genevieve was there, a few months later, the couple went on a walk along the Rhine on his own yacht Alfred.

A harmless trip ended tragically - on the night of July 24 to 25, Genevieve fell overboard and died. Secret behind seven castles, this strange story has become a real sensation for the inhabitants of Paris. Despite the fact that Alfred insisted that his wife passed away as a result of an accident, the mysterious death of Genevieve did not give the public peace. The official version was believed that the girl drank champagne and accidentally fell overboard.

However, why then a strongly clamped hairpin was found in the summer lady's hand? Why did she need her, maybe for self -defense? In Paris, it was said that the man had sadistic inclinations, and he often mocked Genevieve. There was even a court over Alfred, in which the actress friends tried to prove her wife’s guilt, but the man successfully won him. After some time, the theme of the death of Genevieve was Zamyaty with the assistance of Alfred.

But be that as it may, the Parisian muse is not forgotten, and the secret of her death still worries many historians