Irène Bordoni (16 January 1885 â€" 19 March 1953) was a
Corsican-American actress and singer.Bordoni was born in Ajaccio,
Corsica, to Sauveur Bordoni, a tailor, and Marie Lemonnier. The
th-century painter Francis Millet was a great uncle who died in the
Titanic disaster. She became a child actor, performing in Paris on
stage and in silent films for a few years, having signed with
theatrical agent André Charlot. Bordoni made her first appearance on
the stage at the age of at the Variétés, Paris.She went to the
United States on December , in steerage on the S.S. La Provence.
Bordoni's year of birth is given in standard theatrical biographies as
, but her real birth year is . She was on the ship's passenger list
when she arrived in the United States in . She went first to Reno,
Nevada, where her father had reportedly settled previously.
Corsican-American actress and singer.Bordoni was born in Ajaccio,
Corsica, to Sauveur Bordoni, a tailor, and Marie Lemonnier. The
th-century painter Francis Millet was a great uncle who died in the
Titanic disaster. She became a child actor, performing in Paris on
stage and in silent films for a few years, having signed with
theatrical agent André Charlot. Bordoni made her first appearance on
the stage at the age of at the Variétés, Paris.She went to the
United States on December , in steerage on the S.S. La Provence.
Bordoni's year of birth is given in standard theatrical biographies as
, but her real birth year is . She was on the ship's passenger list
when she arrived in the United States in . She went first to Reno,
Nevada, where her father had reportedly settled previously.
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