Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (1932) 
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Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (Biography) Published: 1932 Author: Stefan Zweig Author Born: Nov. 28, 1881 • Vienna, Austria Author Died: Feb. 22, 1942 • Petrópolis, Brazil Film Adaptation: Marie Antoinette Film Released: 1938 |
Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman (Biography) Overview:
Stefan Zweig (November 28, 1881 – February 23, 1942) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world.
His 1932 biography of Queen Marie-Antoinette (Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman) was later adapted for the 1938 Hollywood movie, starring Norma Shearer in the title role and Tyrone Power as Count Axel von Fersen.
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Marie Antoinette
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Norma Shearer
(as Marie Antoinette)
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Tyrone Power
(as Count Axel de Fersen)
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John Barrymore
(as King Louis XV)
Marie Antoinette
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Robert Morley
(as King Louis XVI)
Marie Antoinette
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Anita Louise
(as Princesse de Lamballe)
Marie Antoinette
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Joseph Schildkraut
(as Duke d'Orléans)
Marie Antoinette
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Gladys George
(as Mme. du Barry)
Marie Antoinette
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Henry Stephenson
(as Count de Mercey)
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Cora Witherspoon
(as Countess de Noailles)
Marie Antoinette
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1938