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 ...

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.

“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 ...