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Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (French: [ʒɑ̃ anuj]; [1] 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's Vichy government.
Jun 19, 2024 · Jean Anouilh (born June 23, 1910, Bordeaux, France—died Oct. 3, 1987, Lausanne, Switz.) was a playwright who became one of the strongest personalities of the French theatre and achieved an international reputation. His plays are intensely personal messages; often they express his love of the theatre as well as his grudges against actors ...
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Jean Anouilh (/a.nuj/) est un dramaturge et scénariste français, né le 23 juin 1910 à Bordeaux et mort le 3 octobre 1987 à Lausanne ().Son œuvre théâtrale commencée en 1932 est particulièrement abondante et variée : elle est constituée de nombreuses comédies souvent grinçantes et d'œuvres à la tonalité dramatique ou tragique comme sa pièce la plus célèbre, Antigone ...
May 10, 2019 · Categories: Drama Criticism, Literature. The young Jean Anouilh (23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) arrived in Paris during one of the richest periods of French dramatic activity since the seventeenth century. Recently rescued from the commercial doldrums by a “Cartel” of four brilliant directors, infused with new life from abroad (German ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Jean Anouilh . Jean Anouilh, (born June 23, 1910, Bordeaux, France—died Oct. 3, 1987, Lausanne, Switz.), French playwright. After studying law, he wrote his first play, The Ermine (1932), followed by the successful Traveler Without Luggage (1937). He is best remembered for Antigone (1944 ...
May 17, 2018 · Jean Anouilh. The French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) was an accomplished craftsman. His plays, from the frivolous and fanciful to the serious, exploit the artificiality of the theater to elucidate his views of the human predicament. Jean Anouilh was born in Cérisole, near Bordeaux, on June 23, 1910.
JEAN ANOUILH - French Dramatist. O ne of the most popular French dramatists since World War II, Jean Anouilh {ah-noo-ee'}, b. June 23, 1910, d. Oct. 3, 1987, was sometimes called a mere entertainer. Choreography and music are often integrated into his plots; yet a seriousness and a pessimistic view of life lie beneath his farce and caricature.
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