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Jean-Louis Barrault (1910–1994)
Celebrated French stage actor/director/producer Jean-Louis Barrault was born on September 8, 1910. A superlative tragedian and mime, his dedication to both avant-garde and classical plays helped revive the French theatre after World War II, while presenting world premières of works by such playwrights as Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco and Jean ...
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Died:(age 83) in Paris, France |
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"Memories for Tomorrow" (1974 autobiography) See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 3 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
J.L. Barrault | Jean Louis Barrault | Jean-Louis Barrault Sociétaire de la Comédie Française
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Barrault was named director of the Theatre de France on Paris' Left Bank in 1959. In 1968 it was announced that he had been dismissed. The coup de grâce was administered in a stern letter from old friend, André Malraux, France's Minister of Culture, who had initially asked Barrault to preside as its director. The cause of Barrault's dismissal was his role in the student riots there. During the ... See more »Star Sign:
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