Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (French: [ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.[1][2]
Jean Giraudoux | |
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 Portrait of Giraudoux in 1927 | |
| Born | 29 October 1882 Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France |
| Died | 31 January 1944 (aged 61) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Dramatist |
| Notable works | The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine, Duel of Angels, The Trojan War Will Not Take Place |
| Spouse | Suzanne Boland |
| Children | 1 son |
Theatre works
- Siegfried (1928, premiere at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
- Amphitryon 38 (1929 premiere, Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
- Judith (1931, Théâtre Pigalle)
- The Enchanted (1933, Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
- Tessa (1934, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- Supplément au voyage de Cook (1935, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- The Trojan War Will Not Take Place (1935, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- Electra (1937, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- L'Impromptu de Paris (1937, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- Song of Songs (1938, Comédie-Française)
- Ondine (1939, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- The Apollo of Bellac (1942, Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro))
- Sodom and Gomorrah (1943, Théâtre Hébertot)
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1945, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
- Duel of Angels (Pour Lucrèce) (1953, Théâtre Marigny)
- Les Gracques (unfinished; published 1958)
References
- ↑ Brockett, Oscar. History of the Theatre Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 1968. p. 621.
- ↑ New York Times; February 1, 1944 Jean Giraudoux obituary.