Researching Colette Marchand
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 66 people with the Marchand surname? In that year Marchand was ranked number 3513 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Colette means "Victory of the people" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Colette Marchand on Ancestry
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Colette Marchand
Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French prima ballerina and actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1952 for her performance as Marie Charlet in Moulin Rouge, directed by John Huston.
During the height of her dance career she was considered one of the greatest dancers in Europe, known as Les jambes (The Legs), along with Violetta Elvin, Zizi Jeanmaire, Yvette Chauviré, Janine Charrat, and Margot Fonteyn. Marchand traveled around the world as a dancer and danced with many of the greatest ballet dancers of the 1940s and 1950s.
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