Director: Henry Koster

Writer: Daniel Taradash

Based on a book by: Annemarie Selinko

Keywords: Drama, Biography

The story of Napoleon Bonaparte, from the viewpoint of Desirée Clary, a woman to whom he was formerly engaged but would later marry one of his generals, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte. Napoleon would marry Josephine, and Desirée would marry Bernadotte. The King of Sweden, last of his line, bestowed the crown of his country on Bernadotte, who would then turn on Napoleon; Desirée thus became Queen Consort of Sweden. Received Oscar nominations for Best Set Decoration and Best Costume Design.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Marlon Brando	Actor	3-Apr-1924	1-Jul-2004	A Streetcar Named Desire
Isobel Elsom	Actor	16-Mar-1893	12-Jan-1981	Ladies in Retirement
John Hoyt	Actor	5-Oct-1905	15-Sep-1991	Attack of the Puppet People
Cameron Mitchell	Actor	4-Nov-1918	6-Jul-1994	The High Chaparral
Alan Napier	Actor	7-Jan-1903	8-Aug-1988	Alfred on Batman
Merle Oberon	Actor	19-Feb-1911	23-Nov-1979	Wuthering Heights
Michael Rennie	Actor	25-Aug-1909	10-Jun-1971	The Day the Earth Stood Still
Jean Simmons	Actor	31-Jan-1929	22-Jan-2010	Guys and Dolls
Evelyn Varden	Actor	12-Jun-1893	11-Jul-1958	The Bad Seed

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