Marie-Elsie-Gabrielle Caire Net Worth
Marie-Elsie-Gabrielle Caire Net Worth is
$20 Million
Marie-Elsie-Gabrielle Caire Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Gaby Deslys (4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a danseuse, singer, and actress of the early 20th century from Marseilles, France. She selected her name for her stage career. It is an abbreviation of Gabrielle of the Lillies. During the 1910s she was exceedingly popular worldwide, making $4,000 a week in the United States alone. During the 1910s she performed several times on Broadway, at the Winter Garden Theater, and performed in a show with a young Al Jolson. Her dancing was so popular that The Gaby Glide was named for her.Renowned for her beauty she was courted by several wealthy gentlemen including King Manuel II of Portugal. She eventually made the leap to silent films, making her only US film Her Triumph with Famous Players-Lasky in 1915. She would make a handful of films in France before her death. In 1919 she contracted "Spanish" influenza and underwent several operations trying to cure a throat infection caused by the disease. She died from complications of her infection in Paris in 1920, at the age of 38. | Date Of Birth | November 4, 1881 |
| Died | 1920-02-11 |
| Place Of Birth | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Profession | Actress |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Large, elaborate feathered headdresses worn both on and off the stage |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Popular French actress and danceuse, noted for her exquisite beauty. Deslys introduced the first striptease number in a Broadway Musical. The impresario Ned Wayburn also created the popular 'Gaby Glide' dance for her 1911 show "Vera Violetta". |
| 2 | Conducted a well-publicised romantic affair with King Manuel of Portugal. |
| 3 | She was an early patron of the designer Erté and wore many of his creations, which he made especially for her. |
| 4 | Portrayed by Tamara Toumanova in "Deep in My Heart" (1954). |
| 5 | Worked as a spy for the French government during World War I. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Dieu du hasard | 1920 | Gaby Balmacer | |
| Bouclette | 1918 | ||
| Rosy Rapture | 1915 | Short | Rosy Rapture |
| Her Triumph | 1915 | Gaby | |
| La remplaçante | 1914 | Short |
Known for movies
Rosy Rapture (1915)
as Rosy Rapture
Bouclette (1918)
as Actress
Le Dieu du hasard (1920)
as Gaby Balmacer
La remplaçante (1914)
as Actress