Renee Adoree


Real name: Jeanne de la Fonte

Birthdate: September 30, 1898

Birthplace: Lille, France

Died: October 5, 1933

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Buried: Hollywood Forever, Hollywood CA-Abbey of the Psalms #119

Quick bio facts:
-Dancer and bareback rider in circus at age five.
-Spent teen years in a few minor stage productions in France.

-Went to New York in 1920 to start appearing in films.

-Films that launched her career, "Melisande" and "The Big Parade" with John Gilbert.






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