Sarah Bernhardt
You're Dead to Me
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The Story of Milk Blossom
Sarah Bernhardt was the daughter of a Jewish sex worker. Her mother wanted her to blend with more mainstream society, even if only as future clients. She presented herself as very generous, but also incredibly vindictive. When people would ask her, did you always want to be an actress? She said, no. I wanted to be a nun like all the teachers at my convent school.
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