Bernhardt posing in a coffin that she kept in her house 7. Bernhardt's longest relationship was with a woman Sarah met the artist Louise Abbéma in 1874, and the two were involved until the former ...

A century ago, mourners lined the streets of Paris, watching as black horses pulled flower-laden floats and a coach carried the coffin of Sarah ... woman artist Louise Abbéma. Bernhardt never ...

“My first sentence was, ‘Sarah ... Bernhardt did not use a wooden leg, and although she was described as being promiscuous with men, the evidence shows that her primary relationship was with ...

A centenary after her death, the most famous French actress of all time, Sarah Bernhardt—aka “the Divine ... her relationship with the artist Louise Abbéma is a throughline in her life.

A century after her death, Sarah Bernhardt ... because Bernhardt nourished it only on champagne. She was – by today’s standards – bisexual, and when she met the artist Louise Abbéma ...

A centenary after her death, the most famous French actress of all time, Sarah Bernhardt – aka “the Divine Sarah ... and loved freely – her relationship with the artist Louise Abbéma is a through line ...