Eleanora Duse performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele d'Annunzio and Henrik Ibsen.
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20 Facts About Eleanora Duse
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Eleanora Duse achieved a unique power of conviction and verity on the stage through intense absorption in the character, "eliminating the self" as she put it, and letting the qualities emerge from within, not imposed through artifice.
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Eleanora Duse was born in Vigevano, Lombardy, in 1858 to Alessandro Vincenzo Eleanora Duse and Angelica Cappelletto.
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Eleanora Duse came to fame in Italian versions of roles made famous by Sarah Bernhardt, such as La Dame aux camelias.
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Eleanora Duse gained her first major success in Europe, then toured South America, Russia and the United States in 1893; beginning the tours as a virtual unknown but leaving in her wake a general recognition of her genius.
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Eleanora Duse then joined Cesare Rossi's theater company, and met actor Tebaldo Checchi.
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Eleanora Duse travelled on tour to South America, and upon her return a year later she formed her own company, meaning that she would assume the additional responsibilities of both manager and director.
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When d'Annunzio gave the lead for the premiere of the play La citta morta to Sarah Bernhardt instead of Eleanora Duse, there was a furious fight, and Eleanora Duse ended her affair with him.
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In contrast to Bernhardt's outgoing personality, which thrived on publicity, Eleanora Duse was introverted and private, rarely giving interviews.
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Eleanora Duse found public appearances to be a distraction, and once remarked to a journalist that away from the stage, "I do not exist".
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Shaw gave his nod to Eleanora Duse and defended his choice in an adamant oratory quoted by biographer Frances Winwar.
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In 1896, Eleanora Duse completed a triumphant tour of the United States; in Washington President Grover Cleveland and his wife attended every performance.
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Eleanora Duse is reported to have had a relationship with Russian count and painter Alexander Wolkoff and lived in his palace in Venice, now known as Palazzo Barbaro Wolkoff.
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Eleanora Duse claimed not to have a technique of any sort, and scorned at efforts to put her art into a science.
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Eleanora Duse was great friends with actress Eva Le Gallienne, who wrote her biography.
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Eleanora Duse suffered from ill health throughout most of her adult life, and the many years of touring had taken their toll.
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Eleanora Duse retired from acting in 1909, but returned to the stage in 1921 in a series of engagements in both Europe and America.
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On 30 July 1923, Eleanora Duse became the first woman to be featured on the cover of the nascent magazine Time.
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Eleanora Duse died of pneumonia at the age of 65 in Pittsburgh in Suite 524 of the Hotel Schenley while on the eastward return leg of a tour of the United States.
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Eleanora Duse was the subject of the 1947 biographical film Eleonora Eleanora Duse.
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