#1951 Cinemonde

[tina-aumont]

L'Île Heureuse was a theatre play written by Jean-Pierre Aumont who wrote it for María Montez, it was directed and performed by Pierre Dux and María Montez and it was shown for the first time at Edouard VII Theater in Paris on January 24, 1951.

Here in these photos we can see María Montez with actor Jean Danet (first photo) and with Robert Murzeau (third photo) in two moments of the play.

The play was a success and in the audience there were poet Jean Cocteau (who was a friend of the family and wrote the poem "Nuit Aux Étoiles" for baby Tina Aumont when she was born) and María Montez sisters among others.

Some of the photos come from French magazine "Cinemonde" number 861 from February 1951.

And here we can see two tender photos taken once the play was finished, everybody was really happy cause the actors made a well performance and María Montez received very beautiful acclaims from the critics.

Here she is pictured with hubby Jean-Pierre Aumont and with her beautiful sisters (L-R): Adita, Teresita and Lucita, sitting is the star: María Montez.

Very special thanks to @74paris for sending me this beautiful article and the photos. María Montez would have been as well a great theatre actress, but destiny had other plans for her...

[tina-aumont]

Beautiful photo showing Jean Pierre Aumont and María Montez at Suresnes, the French region where they lived from 1948 to 1951...

About their home:

The house where Jean-Pierre Aumont, María Montez and Tina Aumont lived in France, was located in Suresnes on the outskirts of Paris, the villa was called "Les Copeaux" and had a three-hectare plot, the views it had were the bois de Boulogne, the Eiffel tower and the city of Paris. This house is where María died and this house was sold by Jean Pierre in 1955 to the town council of that district, the house was demolished and there is currently an elementary school on that it was built in 1967.

In this photo publised in 1950 Cinemonde magazine, number 829, the name of the Villa is incorrect, the villa was called "Les Copeaux" not "Les Coteaux" as was printed here...

🌟I want to give great thanks to @74paris for all this information given about the house. 🌟

I have also other posts under the tag of 1950 where the information displayed (which comes from Getty Images) says that they live in "Saint Cloud", howerver I don't know if "Saint Cloud" is another region or another house; and under the 1953 tag I have other posts of a house or a region called "Rueil-Malmaison", this name it also comes from Getty Images website and Paris Match magazine...

[tina-aumont]

Sweet and beautiful Family photos published in September 1951 announcing the tragic passing of María Montez.

Photos 1 & 2: 15th September 1951, Incom La Settimana Illustrata 

Photos 3 & 4: 15th September 1951, Cinemonde

Photo 5: Spanish newspaper.

All photos are my scans.