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Eleonora Duse

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Eleonora Duse

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Also known as Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse

Italian stage actress (1858-1924)

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Eleonora Duse (1858–1924) was an Italian actor, stage actor, film actor, and screenwriter. Born Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse in Vigevano, she held citizenship in the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Italy. She resided in Asolo and spoke Italian. Her works are held in the collection of the Tate.

Duse was the unmarried partner of Gabriele D'Annunzio. She died of pneumonia from natural causes in Pittsburgh. Her literary works include *Briefe*, *Sarò bella e vincente*, "Forse tu sola hai compreso", *Come il mare io ti parlo*, and *Spettri*. She is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1858
Died
1924
Works
14

Top works

  • Briefe
  • Sarò bella e vincente
  • "Forse tu sola hai compreso"
  • Come il mare io ti parlo
  • Spettri

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting

Known for

  • Bellissime — (archive footage)2004
  • Great Actresses of the Past — (archive footage)1938
  • Ashes — Rosalia Derios1917

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Key facts

Born
Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse , ( 1858-10-03 ) 3 October 1858, Vigevano , Pavia, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire
Died
21 April 1924 (1924-04-21) (aged 65), Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse
Tebaldo Checchi ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1881 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1885 ) ​
Partner s
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1894–1904), Lina Poletti (1910s)

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Encyclopedic overview

Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse (/ˈdjuːzeɪ/ DEW-zay, Italian: [eleoˈnɔːra ˈduːze]; 3 October 1858 – 21 April 1924), often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele D'Annunzio and Henrik Ibsen. Duse achieved a unique power of conviction and verity on the stage through intense absorption in the character, "eliminating the self" as she put it, and letting the qualities emerge from within, not imposed through artifice.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eleonora Duse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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