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Gaby Deslys
Publicity photo of Deslys, c. 1910s
Born
Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire
(1881-11-04)4 November 1881
Marseilles, French Third Republic
Died
11 February 1920(1920-02-11) (aged 38)
Paris, French Third Republic
Occupation(s)
Actress, singer, dancer
Years active
c. 1901–1919
Gaby Deslys (born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire, 4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a French singer and actress during the early 20th century. She selected her name for her stage career, and it is a contraction of Gabrielle of the Lillies. During the 1910s she was exceedingly popular worldwide, making $4,000 a week in the United States alone ($130,800 in 2023 dollars [1]). She performed several times on Broadway, at the Winter Garden Theater, and performed in a show with a young Al Jolson. Her dancing was so popular that The Gaby Glide was named for her.[2][3]
Renowned for her beauty, she was courted by several wealthy gentlemen including King Manuel II of Portugal. She eventually made the leap to silent films, making her only U.S. film Her Triumph with Famous Players–Lasky in 1915. She would make a handful of films in France before her death. In 1919 she contracted Spanish influenza and underwent several operations trying to cure a throat infection caused by the disease. She died from complications of the infection in Paris in 1920, at the age of 38.[4]
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^"Gaby Deslys Dies After Operation". New York Times. 12 February 1920. p. 11.
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