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Francine Clark (1876-1960) was a French actress, art collector, horse breeder, and philanthropist. == Personal life == Francine Juliette Modzelewska was born in 1876 in France to a a single mother who worked as a dressmaker. Francine changed her last Polish name Modzelewska to "Clary" sometime during her late teens. An actress with the famed Comédie Française, Francine appeared on stage with Sarah Bernhardt during her career. France married Sterling Clark of the Singer Sewing Machine fortune in 1919. Francine had a daughter, Viviane, from a previous relationship which proved to be a source of tension among the Clark family. None of the other Clarks attended Francine and Sterling's civil ceremony held in France. Francine became an American citizen the day after the ceremony. The Clarks moved to New York City and established their residency in an eighteen-room apartment on Park Avenue but continued to split their time between Paris and New York City for the remainder of their lives. Francine and Sterling "adored each other," a friend of theirs later wrote, and shared a taste for "great comfort without ostentation, good food and ... vintage Bordeaux." Francine and Sterling raced horses in the United States and Europe. In 1930, they purchased forty-five acres in Normandy to establish a horse farm, in addition to building a large horse farm in Upperville, Virginia. Francine Clark died in 1960. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francine Clark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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