Sylvia Lacan

Sylvia Bataille as Henriette in A Day in the Country/ Partie de Campagne (1936)

Sylvia Maklès Bataille was a French actress, born on November 1, 1908 in Paris and died December 23, 1993 in Paris.

She was the wife of Georges Bataille, and then of Jacques Lacan.

Her daughter from her first marriage with Georges Bataille was the psychoanalyst Laurence Bataille (1930-1966). She had a second daughter, Judith (born in 1941) from her second marriage to psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.

Timeline

Date of Birth

1 November 1908, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

• In 1938, Lacan starts a relationship with Sylvia Maklès-Bataille, who has separated from Georges Bataille in 1934.
• On July 3, 1941, Judith Lacan, the daughter of Lacan and Sylvia Maklès-Bataille, is born. Judith receives the surname Bataille because Lacan is still married to Marie-Louise.
• On August 9, 1946, Sylvia Maklès and Georges Bataille are officially divorced.
• In 1953, Sylvia marries Jacques Lacan.

Date of Death

22 December 1993, Paris, Ile-de-France, France. (heart attack)

Lacan marries Sylvia Bataille

17 July marriage of Lacan and Sylvia Maklès.

On July 17 he marries Sylvia Maklès, mother of Judith.

Une partie de campagne (A day in the country) Dir: Jean Renoir 1936 40 min. 35mm B&W Rated PG Sylvia Bataille, Georges Darnoux French with English subtitles