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| Born | Wilhelmine-Joséphine Simonin 19 December 1831 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 June 1919 (aged 87) Pontaillac, France |
| Other names | Gustave Haller |
| Occupation(s) | actress, writer |
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| Children | Consuelo Fould, Georges Achille-Fould |
Wilhelmine-Joséphine Simonin, known as Valérie Simonin, Lady Gustave Fould and Gustave Haller (19 December 1831, Paris – 25 June 1919, Pontaillac) was a French actress and author.
Wilhelmine-Joséphine Simonin was born on 19 December 1831 in Paris. [1] In 1850, she entered the Paris Conservatory, and in 1852, she won the first prize for the comedy and immediately debuted at the Odeon theater. [2]
From 1853 to 1859, Simonin was a board member of the French Comedy (Comédie française). [3] In 1859, she quit theater and went to London to live with her mother and restore old books as she learned from her father. [2] Simonin married Gustave Eugene Fould with whom she had two daughters, Consuello and Achille-Valéri. [3]
Returning to France in 1864, she devoted herself to literature after the pseudonym Gustave Haller. [2] Among her works should be mentioned such novels as L’enfer des Femmes, Le diagnostic, Le professeur d’amour and English novel Sternina. [2] Having widowed in 1884, Simonin married for the second time to George Știrbei. [3]
Valérie Simonin died on 25 June 1919 in Portaillac. [1]
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