About Ratna Mohini
Lived 1904 – 1988 (aged 84). Ratna Mohini was a dancer.
Ratna "Elie" Mohini (17 May 1904 – 24 October 1988)
She was born in Batavia as Carolina Jeanne de Souza-IJke . Ratna was known as "Elie" to her friends. Between 1930 and 1935 she was married to the Dutch journalist Willem L. Berretty.
Cartier-Bresson and Mohini divorced in 1967, after 30 years of marriage, and Cartier-Bresson then married the photographer Martine Franck in 1970.
Mohini died in Paris in 1988.
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Who was Ratna Mohini?
Indonesian dancer (1904–1988)
When was Ratna Mohini born?
Ratna Mohini was born on 17 May 1904 in Batavia, Jakarta.
When did Ratna Mohini die?
Ratna Mohini died on 24 October 1988 in Paris.
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Ratna Mohini was a dancer.
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