Jean Anouilh
French playwright (1910–1987)
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (French: [ʒɑ̃ anuj];[1] 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist. Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play Antigone.[2]
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Born | Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh 23 June 1910 Bordeaux, France |
Died | 3 October 1987 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 77)
Occupation | Dramatist and screenwriter |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | The Lark Becket Traveler without Luggage Antigone |
Notable awards | Prix mondial Cino Del Duca |
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References
change- ↑ Not, as often mispronounced, French pronunciation: [anwi].
- ↑ Norwich, John Julius (1990). Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Arts. USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 18. ISBN 978-0198691372.