# Florence (actor)

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{{Short description|French actor (1749–1816)}}
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'''Nicolas-Joseph Billot de La Ferrière''', stage-name '''Florence''' (4 March 1749, [Léry](/source/L%C3%A9ry%2C_Eure) - 25 June 1816, [rue Traversière](/source/rue_Traversi%C3%A8re), [Paris](/source/Paris)) was a French actor. <ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Cayla |first=J. L. |date=1904 |title=Le Manuel de la Croix-Rouge internationale - Manuel de la Croix-Rouge internationale. Edition en français, Genève, février 1983. 768 pages. S'obtient auprès du CICR, de la Ligue ou de l'Institut Henry-Dunant. |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/s0035336100065953 |journal=Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge |volume=65 |issue=743 |pages=296–298 |doi=10.1017/s0035336100065953 |issn=0035-3361|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

He began his career in 1771 at the [Théâtre de la Monnaie](/source/La_Monnaie) in [Brussels](/source/Brussels),<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Brenner |first=C. D. |last2=Liebrecht |first2=Henri |date=1923 |title=Histoire du theatre francais a Bruxelles au XVIIe et au XVIIIe siecle. |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/2914179 |journal=Modern Language Notes |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=182 |doi=10.2307/2914179 |issn=0149-6611|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and moved to [Versailles](/source/Palace_of_Versailles) in 1777 in [Mme Montansier](/source/Mademoiselle_Montansier)'s company. <ref name=":0" /> Also in 1777 he made his anonymous début at the [Comédie-Française](/source/Com%C3%A9die-Fran%C3%A7aise), but was only received into its company after a second on 7 May 1778.  He was admitted as a [sociétaire](/source/soci%C3%A9taires_of_the_Com%C3%A9die-Fran%C3%A7aise) in April 1779, and devoted the next 25 years to the Comédie-Française's interests, making them forget his lack of talent.  Imprisoned with several other actors during the [Reign of Terror](/source/Reign_of_Terror), he owed his safe release to [La Bussière](/source/Charles_de_La_Buissi%C3%A8re).  He retired in 1804 and died in 1816.<ref name=":0" />

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