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Cléo de Mérode
French dancer (1875–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode (27 September 1875 – 17 October 1966) was a French dancer of the Belle Époque.[1] She has been referred to as the "first real celebrity icon" and the "first modern celebrity".[2] She was also the first woman whose photographic image, due in particular to photographers Nadar and Léopold-Émile Reutlinger, was distributed worldwide.[3]
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Born | Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode 27 September 1875 |
Died | 17 October 1966 (aged 91) |
Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
Occupation | Dancer |
Years active | 1886–1924, 1934 |
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