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Waldor, Mélanie (1796 - 1871)

Last edited by Floor_Toebes on Feb. 6, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Short name Waldor, Mélanie
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First name Mélanie
Birth name Villenave
Married name Waldor
Alternative name Mélanie Villenave — Mélanie Valdor
Date of birth 1796
Date of death 1871
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Sex Female
Place of birth Nantes
Place of death Paris
Lived in Nantes , Paris , France
Place of residence notes
Julien-Léopold Boilly, portrait de Mélanie Waldor, 18XX
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Waldor, François-Joseph 1822-1871 Married
Waldor, Mélanie was ...
lover of Dumas, Alexandre (père)
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Place(s) of Residence Nantes , Paris , France
Author of
receptions circulations
L'Écuyer Dauberon, ou l'Oratoire de Bonsecours (1832) 1 0
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Circulations of Waldor, Mélanie, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Receptions of Waldor, Mélanie, the person

For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.

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[CHECK RECEPTION TYPE] *Mention in Femmes Célèbres of Montferrand Dupin, Antoinette 1843 is biography of
Julien-Léopold Boilly, portrait de Mélanie Waldor, 18XX None is portrait of

Cf. Schopp, Claude. Lettres d'Alexandre Dumas à Mélanie Waldor. 1982

Said to have had a liaison with Alexandre Dumas, père.