Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameAristide Jacques (Ambrouzis) Damalas, 4C3R
Birth15 Jan 1855, Piraeus, Greece/Hellenes
Death18 Aug 1889, Paris, France
MemoDied of a morphine overdose.
BurialAthens, Greece
OccupationDiplomat and actor (stage name Jacques Damala).
Note 1Officer. Greek Legation attaché in Paris and St Petersburg. Acted with Sarah Bernhardt in ‘La Dame aux Camélias’. Renowned as a seducer and for his extravagance he squandered a fortune in Paris during the Belle Epoque. Died of a drugs overdose.
Note 2The marriage with Sarah Bernhardt did not survive the couple’s arguments and infidelities. He was a notorious drug-addict with pretensions as an actor; she was obsessed by him until his death despite the improbability of the relationship.
Note 3He appears to have had two illegitimate children, the second, Teresa (1889 Paris - 1967 Athens), being a model for Picasso and a mistress of Ernest Hemingway. She was raised in Adrianople, Thrace and lived there under another name 1889-1916.
Flags***, Avierino, Calvocoressi, Cantacuzene, Coressi, Damalas, Franghiadi, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Negroponte, Petrocochino, Ralli (Chaviara), Rodocanachi, Scanavi, Scaramanga, Schilizzi, Sevastopoulos
FatherAmbrouzis (Ioannis) Damalas (1808-1869)
MotherCalliope (Lucas) Ralli (1829-1891)
Other spouses---- [Damalas]
Marriage4 Apr 1882, London, England
SpouseSarah Bernhardt
Birth23 Oct 1844, Paris, France
Death23 Mar 1923, Paris, France
OccupationRenowned actress!
Note 1Acted with her husband Aristide Damalas in ‘La Dame aux Camélias’. The illegimate daughter of a Dutch Jewish courtisan and an unidentified father.