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Moore died by suicide in 1972. She was buried alongside her partner Cahun in St Brelade's Church. Legacy. In 2018, a street of Paris, close to the rue Notre-Dame-des-Champs where Marcel and Claude lived, took the name of "allée Claude Cahun–Marcel Moore" in the 6th district of the French capital.
Jun 19, 2019 · Cahun and Moore had a suicide plan and carried barbiturates. After three years they were caught and sentenced to death. Twice, they tried to kill themselves but underdosed.
Jan 31, 2023 · Claud’s health suffered during their wartime imprisonment. She died in 1954, nine years after their release, without much notice. Marcel Moore was buried with Claud, after spending twenty years without her, when she committed suicide in 1972.
Jul 6, 2023 · Marcel Moore tragically died by suicide in 1972. She was laid to rest next to Claude Cahun in St. Brelade’s Cemetery. A shared tombstone commemorates their lives.
Claude Cahun's photographic self-portraits present a dizzying kaleidoscopic mix of mystery, exuberance, and sobriety. Born in France, Cahun lived mostly on the island of Jersey with long-term love, Marcel Moore. Also known as Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, they both adopted their preferred gender-neutral pseudonyms during early adulthood.
- French
- October 25, 1894
- Nantes, France
- December 8, 1954
Nov 4, 2020 · The story of how the artists Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe—better known by their alter egos Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore—outfoxed the German invaders of the British Channel island of ...
Aug 17, 2018 · Moore committed suicide in 1972. One can hardly glance at these facts without wondering so many things. Not least is how they had the courage to do what they did, all their lives, and what it...
