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Her mother Julie became the mistress of the Duc de Morny, Napoleon III's half brother. His support enabled her to enter the Conservatoire de Musique et D閏lamation. <a href="/people/459/000022393/">Oscar Wilde</a> wrote <i>Salome</i> for her. She was one of very few women to ever play the lead role in <i>Hamlet</i>. Her leg was amputated in 1915, but she continued to star in stage roles until her death in 1923.<p><b>Father:</b> Edouard Bernhard<br><b>Mother:</b> Julie van Hard<br><b>Son:</b> Maurice Bernhardt<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> Charles-Joseph-Eugene-Henri (father of Maurice)<br><p> <a href="/lists/481/000045346/">Jewish Ancestry</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/791/000064599/">Amputee</a><br> <p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=32204" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>