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Camille is the name of several films based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The novel was also the basis for Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata. Like the novel, the films tell the story of gay romance in Paris in the 1840s, and one young woman who wins the heart of a wealthy young man, but gives him up for his own good. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alexandre Dumas, fils ( July 27, 1824 – November 27, 1895) was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, who followed in his fathers footsteps becoming a celebrated author and playwright. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) was one of the great composers of Italian opera. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... La Traviata is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. ... Events and Trends First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ...


The first movie based on the work was a Danish silent film version in 1907 called Kameliadamen. Directed by Viggo Larsen, it stars Oda Alstrup, Larsen, Gustave Lund and Robert Storm Petersen. Danish is one of the Scandinavian languages, a sub-group of the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ...


In 1910, a French language silent film was made, directed by André Calmettes and Henri Pouctal. It stars Sarah Bernhardt. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Sarah Bernhardt (portrait by Nadar) Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. ...


In 1915, an English language film, the first one to use the name Camille, was made. It was adapted by Frances Marion and directed by Albert Capellani, and stars Clara Kimball Young, Paul Capellani, Lillian Cook and Robert Cummings. An Italian language film was also made in the same year, called La Signora delle camelie. It was directed by Baldassarre Negroni and Gustavo Serena. It stars Hesperia, Alberto Collo and Ida Carloni Talli. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ...


In 1917 an American film was made, adapted by Adrian Johnson and directed by J. Gordon Edwards. It stars Theda Bara, Alan Roscoe, Walter Law, Glen White, Alice Gale, Claire Whitney and Richard Barthelmess. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... J. Gordon Edwards, 1919-2004 Author, A Climbers Guide to Glacier National Park, emeritus professor of Biology, San Jose State University. ... Theda Bara portrayed Cleopatra, in a costume of dubious historical accuracy. ... Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ...


A 1921 version was adapted by June Mathis and directed by Ray C. Smallwood. It stars Alla Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Alla Nazimova, born May 22, 1879 - died July 13, 1945, was a Ukrainian born stage and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer. ... Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 - August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ...


A 1925 Swedish film called Damen med kameliorna was adapted and directed by Olof Molander. It stars Uno Henning and Tora Teje. Events January-May January 3 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy. ... Swedish (svenska) is a language spoken principally in Sweden, Finland (Finland-Swedish, Swedish: finlandssvenska), Åland and in the coastland of Estonia Swedish is classified as a member of the East section of the Scandinavian languages, a sub-group of the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. ...


A 1926 version was adapted by Fred De Gresac, George Marion Jr., Olga Printzlau and Chandler Sprague. It was directed by Fred Niblo. It stars Norma Talmadge and Gilbert Roland. There are no known copies of this film extant. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Norma Talmadge (May 26, 1893 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress. ... Gilbert Roland (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994) was an American actor. ...


The first sound version was made in French in 1934, called La Dame aux camélias. It was adapted by Abel Gance and directed by Gance and Fernand Rivers. It stars Yvonne Printemps and Pierre Fresnay. French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Abel Gance (October 25, 1889 - November 10, 1981) a world renowned French film director, producer, writer, actor and editor. ... Yvonne Printemps, born July 25, 1895 in Ermont, Île-de-France, France - died January 19, 1977 in Paris, France, was a singer and actress. ... Pierre Fresnay (April 4, 1897 - January 9, 1975) was a French stage and film actor. ...


Arguably the most famous version was the 1936 Hollywood version. It was adapted by Zoe Akins, Frances Marion and James Hilton, and directed by George Cukor. It stars Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor and Lionel Barrymore. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Greta Garbo). The movie inspired Milton Benjamin to write and publish a song called "I'll Love Like Robert Taylor, Be My Greta Garbo". 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Hollywood (disambiguation) Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to... James Hilton (1900-1954, from cirrhosis of the liver aged 53) was a popular English novelist of the first half of the 20th century. ... George Cukor (July 7, 1899 - January 23, 1983) was an American film director. ... Garbo in the 1920s Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish actress. ... There are many people known as Robert Taylor, including: Robert Taylor (actor) Robert Taylor (aviation artist) Robert Taylor (composer) Robert Taylor (computer scientist) Sir Robert Taylor (architect) Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor (UK politician) Robert Love Taylor (US politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Lionel Barrymore (April 28, 1878 - November 15, 1954), original name: Lionel Blythe, was an American actor of stage, radio and film, elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...


A 1944 Spanish language version was produced in Mexico. It was adapted by Roberto Tasker and directed by Gabriel Soria, and stars Lina Montes and Emilio Tuero. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to...


A 1953 French version called La Dame aux camélias was adapted by Bernard Natanson and directed by Raymond Bernard. It stars Gino Cervi, Micheline Presle and Roland Alexandre. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...


A 1954 Mexican version, called Camelia was adapted by José Arenas, Edmundo Báez, Roberto Gavaldón and Gregorio Walerstein. It was directed by Gavaldón, and stars María Félix. In the same year, La Mujer de las camelias, an Argentine version was adapted by Alexis de Arancibia (as Wassen Eisen) and Ernesto Arancibia, and directed by Ernesto Arancibia. It stars Mona Maris. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña, better known to the world as María Félix, ( April 8, 1914 – April 8, 2002) was a Mexican actress. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ...


In 1969, a drug-laced Italian language version called Camille 2000 was produced. It was adapted by Michael DeForrest and directed by Radley Metzger. It stars Danièle Gaubert and Nino Castelnuovo. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ... Radley Metzger (born 21 January 1929) is a American independent filmmaker of mainly erotic movies. ... Nino Castelnuovo is an Italian film star of the 1960s, who starred in such films as The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. ...


A 1980 version, La Dame aux camélias, in French, was produced. It was adapted by Jean Aurenche, Enrico Medioli and Vladimir Pozner, and directed by Mauro Bolognini. It stars Carla Fracci. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...


In 1984 a version of Camille was produced for television. It was adapted by Blanche Hanalis and directed by Desmond Davis. It stars Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Ryecart, Denholm Elliott and Ben Kingsley. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greta Scacchi (born February 18, 1960) is an actress. ... Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice Colin Firth (born September 10, 1960) is a popular British actor. ... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM CH (April 14, 1904–May 21, 2000) was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest of his time. ... Billie Whitelaw (born 6 June 1932) is a distinguished British actor. ... Denholm Mitchell Elliott (May 31, 1922 - October 6, 1992) was a distinguished British actor, well known for his stage, film and television appearances on both sides of the Atlantic. ... Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943) is an English actor of Indian (Gujarati) and Russian-Jewish descent. ...


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Camille (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (597 words)
Camille is the name of several films based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
The first movie based on the work was a Danish silent film version in 1907 called Kameliadamen.
It was adapted by Frances Marion and directed by Albert Capellani, and stars Clara Kimball Young, Paul Capellani, Lillian Cook and Robert Cummings.
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