From 1923 when she played the lead in Louis Verneuil's "Ma cousine de Varsovie" to 1978 when she played again (and for the last time) "La Mamma", written specially for her by André Roussin, Elvire Popesco (born near Bucharest in 1894) was the undisputed queen of "Théâtre de Boulevard" (light comedies). For 55 years in a row, la Popesco was that ...
While married to Manolescu-Strunga, she lived in a house not far from the University of Bucharest. The house, built on a 1,224 m² lot, has 22 rooms, spread over 500 m² of living area; it was put on the market in 2005 for about 2 million Euros.
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Together with Elena Vacarescu, Anna de Noailles, and Marthe Bibesco, Elvire Popesco is considered to be the inspiration for Henri Matisse's painting, La Blouse Roumaine (1940).
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From 1930 to 1985, Elvire Popesco lived in a villa in Mézy-sur-Seine, Yvelines. The villa, acquired from fashion designer Paul Poiret, and remodeled in 1932 by architect Paul Boyer, was declared a historic monument in 1984, but it has since decayed. Bought for 1.8 million French francs in 1999, it is open occasionally to the public.
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In 1989, President François Mitterrand conferred upon her the Légion d'honneur.
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In 1987, Elvire Popesco received the Molière Prize for career achievement.
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She has an entry in Jean Tulard's "Dictionnaire du Cinéma : Les Acteurs", published in Paris in May 2007 by Robert Laffont/Bouquins, page 932, ISBN: 978-2-221-10985-6.
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