Armand Cortes, a celebrated and accomplished thespian, was born on the sixteenth day of August, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty, within the picturesque and historic city of Nimes, France, a place that would forever hold a special significance in his life and career.
His life, marked by a sense of urgency and purpose, came to a sudden and unexpected halt on the nineteenth day of the eleventh month of the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, in the bustling metropolis of San Francisco, a city renowned for its vibrant cultural landscape and iconic landmarks, situated in the state of California, a region known for its sun-kissed landscapes and entrepreneurial spirit, located in the westernmost part of the United States of America.
