Jean Anouilh
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Birth Place
France
Born
June 23, 1910
Died
October 03, 1987
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Biography
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Leading figure of post-war French theater who contributed to the scripts of several noted films (e.g. "Monsieur Vincent" 1945) and adapted several of his own plays for the screen ("Pattes blanches" 1949, "Caroline cherie" 1954, etc.) while several of his plays ("Waltz of the Toreadors" 1962, "Becket" 1964) were adapted by others. Anouilh also directed two films: "Le voyageur sans baggage...
Biography
Leading figure of post-war French theater who contributed to the scripts of several noted films (e.g. "Monsieur Vincent" 1945) and adapted several of his own plays for the screen ("Pattes blanches" 1949, "Caroline cherie" 1954, etc.) while several of his plays ("Waltz of the Toreadors" 1962, "Becket" 1964) were adapted by others. Anouilh also directed two films: "Le voyageur sans baggage" (1944), from his acclaimed play, and the noirish "Deux sous de violettes" (1951). Father of actress Catherine Anouilh.
Filmography
Writer (Feature Film)
Anna Karenina
(1948)
Screenplay
Writer (Special)
Antigone
(1974)
Play As Source Material ("Antigone")
The Lark
(1957)
Play As Source Material
Special Thanks (Special)
Antigone
(1974)
Play As Source Material ("Antigone")
The Lark
(1957)
Play As Source Material
Life Events
1928
Decided to become playwright after seeing Louis Jouvet's production of Jean Giraudoux's "Siegfried"
1932
First play, "The Ermine" produced in Paris
1942
First play adapted from Greek tragedy, "Antigone"
Videos
Movie Clip
Family
Catherine Anouilh
Daughter
Actor.
