Jacques Suzanne

Jacques Suzanne

Jacques A. Suzanne (April 17, 1880 - August 1, 1967) was a French painter, artist, pianist, actor and explorer.

Biography

Suzanne was born Albert Jacques Suzanne April 17, 1880 in Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. He trained in fine arts at the Le Havre art school. He married Juliette Isabelle Emma DuChemin on December 5, 1903.

After his first wife died in child birth he migrated to the United States arriving through Ellis Island October 21, 1905.[1]

He claims to have attempted to reach the north pole but gave when up when Robert Peary made it in 1909.[2]

He married Hannah Moynihan in the early 1930s and had three children: Pierre, Jacques, and Ninon. They lived in Lake Placid, New York where he bred husky dogs for film and tourism purposes. He appeared in several films including Out of Snows (1916) and The Spell of the Yukon (1916)

He had a great friend Noah John Rondeau, a well known hermit of the area.

He died on August 1, 1967 in Lake Placid, New York.[3] He was buried in North Elba near his friend Noah, who died 23 days later.

References

  1. ↑ "Ship's Manifest for S.S. Hudson on October 21, 1905". Retrieved 2010-07-03. First Name: Albert Jacques Last Name: Suzanne Ethnicity: French Last Place of Residence: Date of Arrival: Oct 21, 1905 Age at Arrival: 25y Gender: M Marital Status: W Ship of Travel: Hudson Port of Departure: Havre Manifest Line Number: 0006
  2. ↑ "Suzanne Off For Arctic Via 5th Ave. Explorer And Men Drive Sledges Up Thoroughfare On Way To The Frozen North". New York Times. May 17, 1914. Retrieved 2010-07-04. Jacques Suzanne, the arctic explorer and painter, caused a sensation early this morning when he and his party swung into Fifth Avenue at Sixtieth Street on their way to the polar regions. There were two fifteen-foot explorer's sledges on wheels, twenty dogs, and three men, with practically their entire equipment for a three-years' stay in the Far North.
  3. ↑ "Jacques Suzanne". Social Security Death Index. Jacques A. Suzanne 17 Apr 1880 01 Aug 1967 (V) 12994 (PE) (none specified) 082-30-4895 New York