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Signature. Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed " The Jersey Lily ", was a British socialite, stage actress and producer. [1] Born on the island of Jersey, upon marrying she moved to London in 1876.
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- Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, 13 October 1853, Saint Saviour, Jersey
- Actress
- 12 February 1929 (aged 75), Monte Carlo, Monaco
May 3, 2019 · The Fantastic Lillie Langtry: Her life revisited in 1958. LILLIE LANGTRY! Was there ever another woman like her, this fair-haired, blue-eyed, vivacious vixen who, in a single night, captivated London society, quickly caught the eye and heart of Edward, Prince of Wales, then went on the stage and for 34 years toured Britain and America — a one-woman extravaganza?
Lillie Langtry (born Oct. 13, 1853, Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands—died Feb. 12, 1929, Monte-Carlo, Monaco) was a British beauty and actress, known as the Jersey Lily. Lillie Langtry as Cleopatra in a performance at the Princess's Theatre, London, 1890. Langtry, Lillie. Lillie Langtry posing in an advertisement for Brown's iron bitters, a ...
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Lillie Langtry Facts 1. Trouble Was Her Middle Name. Langtry inherited two particular traits from her parents that shaped her life. Her mother, Emilie Davis, gave Langtry her beauty. Her father, the Very Reverend William Corbet Le Breton, gave her…well, his philandering ways and penchant for having extramarital affairs.
Dec 15, 2017 · Publications: The Days I Knew (1925). Lillie Langtry was born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in 1853 on the Isle of Jersey (eleven miles long by five miles wide, a few miles off the coast of France). She was a roughneck and playmate of six brothers in a family with a glorious past. A Le Breton fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 beside William ...
Lillie Langtry, 1890. Lillie Langtry, née Emilie Charlotte Le Breton (1853-1929) – One of the most famous actresses of the 19th century, Langtry was born in Jersey, an island off the coast of Normandy, France on October 13, 1853. She was the only daughter of the Dean of Jersey.
Lillie Langtry was the mistress of the future King Edward VII (while he was Prince of Wales) from 1877-1880. A married socialite at the time, she later embarked on a career in the theatre, with the encouragement and support of the Prince. She also took several other lovers, including Prince Louis of Battenberg, the Prince of Wales’s future ...
