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(Lilyan Lowans ?)
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| 7 May 25 |
is born in Paris, France
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marries Bernard J. Chauvin
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| 29 September 52 |
arrives in New York from Cherbourg, France, aboard the Queen Elizabeth
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teaches French in New York City at the Berlitz school located at 610 5th Avenue
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| 53 |
divorces Chauvin in Florida
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is discovered by actress Judith Anderson, who says she looks like a Garbo
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| August 53 |
debuts on US TV in the “Studio One Summer Theater” presentation “Letter from Cairo”
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| March 54 |
columnist Earl Wilson reports her being wanted for two Broadway shows
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| October 57 |
columnist Earl Wilson tells: “Lilyan Chauvin, our old French teacher at Berlitz, a few seasons ago, is now a Hollywood glamour gal - just cast as co-star in The Lost and the Lonely...”
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| April 58 |
columnist Mike Connolly reports: “C’est La Vie: French actress Lilyan Chauvin checked in at General Service studios for her Big Chance, a role in the new “21 Beacon Street” teleseries - only to find it was a Big Nothing because the writers killed her off in the first segment...”
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| October 58 |
Wilson’s back to her: “Ex-Berlitz teacher Lilyan Chauvin, who couldn’t make it on B’way, just did a ‘Maverick’ lead and also dubbed Christine Carrere’s singing in Mardi Gras...”
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| October 62 |
tours with Dame Judith Anderson and her company in Lady MacBeth
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| July 63 |
Wilson notes her at Lindy’s and Sardi’s “telling her remarkable story which magazines are going to print...”
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| Mid-90s |
teaches acting
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as Lilyan L. Chauvin, she resides in Studio City, California
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Sources:
Bri Murphy in Monsters, Mutants and Heavenly Creatures by Tom Weaver, The Lima News, The Daily Intelligencer, The Morning Herald, The Independent, The Post-Register, Waterloo Daily Courier, www.Ancestry.com |
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