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Lachaise

American  
[luh-shez, la-shez] / ləˈʃɛz, laˈʃɛz /

noun

  1. Gaston 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.


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I like the Ménilmontant area of Paris, just north of the Père Lachaise Cemetery, where Jim Morrison of the Doors is buried.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“After 37 years of absence, the bust of Jim Morrison, stolen in 1988 from the Père Lachaise cemetery, has been found!” the Paris Regional Judicial Police Directorate on Friday wrote on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

On the left, beside the male dancer, there’s only a sullen little boy watching from his bedroom — and another Lachaise drawing of a figure turning away.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

In 2019, Huster launched a petition to make the case for Molière’s remains to be moved from the Père Lachaise Cemetery, in Paris, to the Panthéon.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2022

It is in the slums of Menilmontant beyond the Cemetery of Père Lachaise.

From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John

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