If I had my will I would live in a ship on the sea, and never come nearer to humanity than that!
Eleonora Duse Quotes
To help, to continually help and share, that is the sum of all knowledge; that is the meaning of art.
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| Birth: | 3rd October, 1858 |
| Death: | 21st April, 1924 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Actress |
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Eleonora Duse was born in Vigevano, Italy. She was an Italian actress. She is regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time, noted for her total assumption of the roles she portrayed. She was the subject of the 1947 biographical film Eleonora Duse. On 30 July 1923 Duse became the first woman to be featured on the cover of the nascent magazine Time.
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