Deceased
How Did Claude France Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 34GenderFemaleNationalityFranceBorn09/03/1893Born inEmden, Lower Saxony, GermanyDied03/01/1928Died in16th arrondissement of ParisCauseasphyxiaWikidataQ2977398 ↗Buried atCimetière de l'OuestTMDb#545449 ↗
Claude France born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked as a French spy, and was connected with the denunciation of Mati Hari, with whom she had a friendly relationship. For reasons not clear she committed suicide by gas poisoning at her home in Paris.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography7 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Island of LoveMovie | — | 35 |
| 1927 | André CornelisMovie | — | 34 |
| 1926 | Lady HarringtonMovie | — | 33 |
| 1925 | Le Prince charmantMovie | La princesse Christiane de Solnick | 32 |
| 1925 | The Duke's MottoMovie | — | 32 |
| 1924 | Moderne EhenMovie | — | 31 |
| 1920 | Le Carnaval des véritésMovie | — | 27 |