Arletty

Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat, known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including Hotel du Nord (1938), Le jour se lève (1939) and Children of Paradise (1945). She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during World War II.

15 May 1898

Born on the same birth day (15 May): Ben Wallace (politician) • Carl Sanders • Clermont Pépin • Daniel Caines • Frank de Boer • Joseph Wiseman • Juan José Ibarretxe • K. T. Oslin • Kate Bornstein • Kathleen Sebelius • Maria Reiche • Samuel Carter (Coventry MP) • Simen Agdestein • Stella Maxwell • Torraye Braggs

Born in the same month (May 1898): Aloysius Stepinac • Desanka Maksimović • Eduard Ole • Golda Meir • John McLaughlin (artist) • Kenji Mizoguchi • Norman Vincent Peale • Tamara de Lempicka