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Du Barry

American  
[doo bar-ee, dyoo, dy ba-ree] / du ˈbær i, dyu, dü baˈri /

noun

  1. Comtesse Marie Jeanne Bécu, 1746–93, mistress of Louis XV.


du Barry British  
/ dy bari, djuː ˈbærɪ /

noun

  1. Comtesse (kɔ̃tɛs), original name Marie Jeanne Bécu. ?1743–93, mistress of Louis XV, guillotined in the French Revolution

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It was recently announced he will appear in the film Jeanne Du Barry, produced by French company Why Not Productions, which will mark his first starring role since the trial.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2022

Eagerly clutching to my bosom an out-of-print copy of “The Art of Social Climbing,” a post-Gatsby guide by Felix Du Barry, I asked yet another attractive male salesclerk, “Is this for sale?”

From New York Times • May 29, 2013

Ahead of her are two more, Panama Hattie and Du Barry Was a Lady; then a shot at Spencer Tracy in a picture not yet titled.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gertrude Niesen does about as well by this Cole Porter frolic as Ethel Merman does in the show, Du Barry Was a Lady.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Of course she does, Gustave; she is my daughter," Du Barry says with pride.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton