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Jean Anouilh(1910-1987)

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  • Director
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Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh was born on 23 June 1910 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a writer and director, known for Deux sous de violettes (1951), Le Voyageur sans bagage (1944) and Monsoon (1952). He was married to Nicole Lançon and Monelle Valentin. He died on 3 October 1987 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland.
BornJune 23, 1910
DiedOctober 3, 1987(77)
BornJune 23, 1910
DiedOctober 3, 1987(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Deux sous de violettes (1951)
Deux sous de violettes
6.6
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1951
Le Voyageur sans bagage (1944)
Le Voyageur sans bagage
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1944
Ursula Thiess in Monsoon (1952)
Monsoon
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1952
Anna Karenina (1948)
Anna Karenina
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948

Credits

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Writer



  • La vie ce n'est peut-être tout de même que le bonheur
    Video
    • based on play Antigone
    • 2020
  • You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
    You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
    6.5
    • plays "Eurydice" and "Cher Antoine ou l'amour raté"
    • 2012
  • Anny Duperey and Sara Giraudeau in Colombe (2010)
    Colombe
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2010
  • Le voyageur sans bagage (2004)
    Le voyageur sans bagage
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2004
  • Antigone (2003)
    Antigone
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2003
  • Ciocârlia
    TV Movie
    • play "L'Alouette"
    • 2002
  • Cestující bez zavazadel
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2000
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • drama
    • play
    • author
    • 1956–2000
  • Skovránok
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Scenár
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1997
  • O Ensaio
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1996
  • Ghita Nørby in Colombe (1996)
    Colombe
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1996
  • Le diable amoureux
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1993
  • Milácek Ornifle
    TV Movie
    • play: "Ornifle ou Le courant d'air"
    • 1992
  • O, ra tkbilia ganshorebis es nazi sevda (1991)
    O, ra tkbilia ganshorebis es nazi sevda
    6.1
    • play
    • 1991

Director



  • Deux sous de violettes (1951)
    Deux sous de violettes
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Le Voyageur sans bagage (1944)
    Le Voyageur sans bagage
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1944

Additional Crew



  • Le scénario (1978)
    Le scénario
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • Encyclopedia
  • Born
    • June 23, 1910
    • Bordeaux, Gironde, France
  • Died
    • October 3, 1987
    • Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Nicole Lançon1953 - October 3, 1987 (his death)
  • Other works
    Michael Frayn and his play, "Number One," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Leo McKern and Joe Melia in the cast.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His last name is generally pronounced "aw-noo'ee".
  • Quotes
    All evil comes from the old. They grow fat on ideas and young men die of them.

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