article following the death of Romain Daurignac, the brother of Thérèse. In this article, J. France says: 'Thérèse Humbert is still living, poorly, in Paris. She has lost her miraculous vitality. What a reverse of fortune her golden past has left her. She is a quite humble old lady, who never speaks to anyone." () There are also two photos. One of these shows the door to a house in Paris and has underneath the note: 'Here, boulevard des Batignolles, lives to-day, she who was ''. () On the second photo the note beneath says: 'Behind these windows with the white curtains, Thérèse Humbert meditates on her past'. () Her husband died in 1936; he is not listed as a widower. Adaptations A French crime drama based on her life was released in 1983, Thérèse Humbert, directed by Marcel Bluwal and written by Jean-Claude Grumberg, with Oscar and Emmy winning actress Simone Signoret as Thérèse Humbert. Notes References Spurling, Hilary - La Grande Thérèse: The Greatest Swindle of the Century. Spurling, Hilary, 2005, "Matisse's Pajamas", The New York Review of Books, August 11, 2005, pp. 33–36. The New York Times Scam Artiste Alice Kaplan July 9, 2000. External links L'Affaire Humbert, an in-depth look at her swindle and French society of the time. French fraudsters French female criminals Confidence tricksters People from Haute-Garonne 1856 births 1918 deaths