Jean Anouilh (Dramatist) - On This Day

Full Name: Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh
Profession: Dramatist

Biography: Jean Anouilh was an important French playwright whose plays worked a fine line between tragedy and black comedy.

Anouilh's career spanned five decades and produced around 40 plays. His most famous plays include "Antigone" (1944), an adaptation of the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles' play. Anouilh's version was noted for his criticism of the German occupation of France and the Vichy government.

Other popular productions include "L'Invitation au Chateau" (Ring Around the Moon) from 1947 and "The Lark" (1953).

Born: June 23, 1910
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer

Died: October 3, 1987 (aged 77)

Historical Events

• 1932-04-26 Jean Anouilh's play "L'Hermine (The Ermine)" premieres in Paris
• 1935-03-21 Jean Anouilh's play "Y avait un prisonnier" premieres in Paris
• 1937-02-16 Jean Anouilh's "Le Voyageur Sans Baggage" premieres in Paris
• 1938-01-10 Jean Anouilh's play "La Sauvage" premieres in Paris
• 1944-02-04 Jean Anouilh's play "Antigone" premieres in Paris
• 1950-10-25 Jean Anouilh's play "La Répétition ou l'Amour puni" premieres in Paris at the Théâtre Marigny
• 1952-01-10 Jean Anouilh's play "La valse des toréadors" (The Waltz of the Toreadors) premieres at the Comédie des Champs-Elysées in Paris

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