Renée Dahon
French actress
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Renée Dahon (1893–1969) was a French actress.
Personal life
Dahon was born on 18 December 1893.[1] She was described as short (around five feet tall) and slim.[2]
Following an eight-year-long affair, Dahon married playwright Maurice Maeterlinck at Chateau Neuf-de-Contes in 1919.[3] In the early 1930s, Dahon gave birth to a stillborn child.[4]
In 1940, Maeterlinck and Dahon were forced to flee their home in Paris with her parents due to the advance of the Germans.[5] They arrived in the United States in July 1940, and resettled in New York City, moving into an apartment in the Hotel Esplanade.[5] After the war, they were able to return to their home "Orlamonde" in Nice in 1947.[6] Despite their age difference, friends reported them to be devoted to each other.[7]
Dahon died on 8 December 1969, aged 75.[1]
Career
Renée Dahon was a popular actress in Paris.[3] She became known at age 18 for her role as Tyltyl in The Blue Bird. Georgette Leblanc, Maeterlinck's then-partner, selected and coached her for the role.[8] She also acted in several films.[9]