- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMarie Louise Fuller
- Nicknames
- Fairy of Light
- La Loïe
- Goddess of Light
- Loie Fuller was born on January 15, 1862 in Hinsdale, Illinois, USA. She was an actress and director, known for Le lys de la vie (1920), Danse serpentine (1897) and Programme Nadar (1896). She died on January 1, 1928 in Paris, France.
- Became famous in Europe in the late 19th century for the Serpentine Dance.
- Although known in her prime for her womanly figure, by the time of her death, she had become quite obese. Her obituary in the Lawrence (KS) Journal-World of January 2, 1928, stated that she was sick for ten days before her death in a room at the Plaza Athenee in Paris from pneumonia and that when physicians began treating her, she was already suffering from auto-intoxication. This is a condition where something in the body builds up toxins and is usually associated with severe constipation or problems with the intestinal tract.
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