Andrée Lafayette

Andrée Lafayette (1903–1989) was a French stage and film actress.[1] She was the lover of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark.[2]

Andrée Lafayette
Andrée Lafayette in 1923
Born	19 May 1903 Achères, Yvelines, Normandy, France
Died	3 October 1989 Équemauville, Calvados, France
Other names	Andrée Rose Godard de la Bigne
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1923-1953 (film )
Spouse(s)	Arthur Max Constant (1923 - ?)

Biography

Describing Lafayette as "one of the most beautiful girls in France," author Richard Walton Tully brought her to the United States to star in the film Trilby (1923).[3]

On April 17, 1923, Lafayette married actor Arthur Max Constant.[4]

Selected filmography

• Trilby (1923)
• Queen of the Boulevards (1927)
• The Eighteen Year Old (1927)
• The Great Unknown (1927)
• The Hangman (1928)
• Casanova's Legacy (1928)
• The Three Musketeers (1932)
• Fanatisme (1934)
• The Porter from Maxim's (1953)

References

1. Goble p. 136.
2. Brandreth, Gyles (2004). Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Marriage. London: Century. ISBN 0-7126-6103-4
3. "New Star From Paris". The Indianapolis Star. Indiana, Indianapolis. January 28, 1923. p. 61. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "French Film Beauty Weds American Star". Santa Ana Register. California, Santa Ana. April 18, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Andrée Lafayette on IMDb
• Broadway Photographs (Univ. of South Carolina)