Jacques Damala | |
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 Jane Hading (left) and Damala in the play Le Maître de Forges, c. 1883 | |
| Born | Aristides Damalas 15 January 1855 Piraeus, Greece |
| Died | 18 August 1889 (aged 34) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1882–1889 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Aristides Damalas (Greek: Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς, alternative spellings Aristidis or Aristide; 15 January 1855 – 18 August 1889), known in France by the stage name Jacques Damala, was a Greek military officer-turned-actor, and husband of Sarah Bernhardt in his last years. Damala's characterisation by modern researchers is far from positive. His handsomeness was as notable as his insolence and Don Juan quality. Writer Fredy Germanos describes him as an opportunistic and hedonistic person, whose marriage to the great diva would inevitably intensify and maximise his vices, namely, his vanity and obsession with women, alcohol, and drugs.