Sarah Bernhardt Originally published in 1923, this book is an exhaustive biography and memoir of the famous French actress over 60 years. Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 - March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. Her stage career started in 1862, largely in comic theatre and burlesque. She made her fame on the stages of Europe in the 1870s, and was soon in demand all over Europe and in the United States in New York. She soon developed a reputation...