by TJJ | Dec 19, 2021 | Actresses, Real life Characters
As I went through the various edits to The Titanic Mummy Mystery, the more I became absorbed by the character of La Belle Otero, who came vividly to life through the narrative journey. She was known as the World’s Most Famous Courtesan, and the Suicide Siren,...
by TJJ | Oct 23, 2021 | Actresses, Real life Characters
Of all the world-renowned courtesans of the era, Carolina, La Belle Otero, was too fabulous a character not to include in a major role. It’s hard for us to understand now, just how pre-eminent the courtesans were during the belle époque. As icons, they not only...
by TJJ | Oct 4, 2021 | Actresses, Real life Characters, Suffragettes
Kitty Marion came from Germany to London when she was 15 years old with the dream of becoming an actress. Her mother had died when she was two, then her stepmother just four years later. Her father was violent and abusive toward the child and she was rescued by an...
