Jean Giraudoux

Jean Giraudoux
Portrait of Giraudoux in 1927
Portrait of Giraudoux in 1927
Born(1882-10-29)29 October 1882
Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France
Died31 January 1944(1944-01-31) (aged 61)
Paris, France
OccupationDramatist
Notable worksThe Madwoman of Chaillot,
Ondine,
Duel of Angels,
The Trojan War Will Not Take Place
SpouseSuzanne Boland
Children1 son

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (French: [ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.[1][2]

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

  1. ↑ Brockett, Oscar. History of the Theatre Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 1968. p. 621.
  2. ↑ New York Times; February 1, 1944 Jean Giraudoux obituary.