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Polaire (1879-1939)
Mlle. Polaire, whose real name was Emile-Marie Bouchard, was born at Agha in Algiers on 13 May 1879. She was famous for her diminutive waist of thirteen inches. One of her first appearances took place at the Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, in 1902 playing the title role in her friend Colette's Claudine à Paris. This part she reprised in May 1921 at the Theatre-Marjal, Paris. In between Polaire made many appearances in Paris, and was also seen in London and New York. She was in a number of films; and what appears to be her entire recorded output has been reissued by Chansophone. (Many thanks to Patrick O'Connor for this information.)
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© John Culme, 2006
French actress and singer