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Sarah Bernhardt

You're Dead to Me

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Sarah Bernhardt: A National Hero

The French didn't like it that Sarah Bernhardt went to the U.S. and became a big star. But she did two really, really smart things to win the French back in the short term. She invented the idea of performing for the French troops during World War I. In 1915, she decided she would have her leg amputated rather than continue living with pain.

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