Georges Vitaly, real name Vitali Garcouchenko, (15 January 1917 – 2 January 2007), was a 20th-century French actor,

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and theater manager. The son of immigrants from the

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, he trained as actor from 1934. In 1947, he won the concours des jeunes compagnies with ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti with

Suzanne Flon Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film ''Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two M ...

. In 1947 he founded the

Théâtre de la Huchette The Théâtre de la Huchette is a theatre in Paris. This small theatre in Paris' Left Bank, located at 23 rue de la Huchette in the 5th arrondissement, is known for playing Eugène Ionesco's absurdist double-bill of The Lesson and The Bald Sopr ...

which he directed until 1952. Then, from 1954 to 1970, he was director of the Théâtre La Bruyère, in Paris. From 1970 to 1975, he was director of the Maison de la culture in

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. He was married to the comedian Monique Delaroche.

Filmography

Cinema

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Robert Hossein Robert Hossein (30 December 1927 – 31 December 2020) was a French film actor, director, and writer. He directed the 1982 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' and appeared in '' Vice and Virtue'', '' Le Casse'', '' Les Uns et les Autres'' and '' ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

: '' Les Canailles'' by

Maurice Labro Maurice Labro (21 September 1910 – 23 March 1987) was a French film director. Filmography * 1947 in the movies, 1947: ' * 1948 in the movies, 1948: ''Three Boys, One Girl'' * 1949 in the movies, 1949: ''The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' * 195 ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

: '' L'Enfer'' by

Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...

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: '' La Hobereaute'' (spoken opera by Jacques Audiberti), directed by Georges Vitaly, en différé de l'

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dans le cadre du

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, TV director

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: ''

The Moods of Marianne ''The Moods of Marianne'' (french: Les Caprices de Marianne) is an 1833 play by the French dramatist Alfred de Musset. It served as the basis for Jean Renoir's film ''The Rules of the Game'' (1939). The play was first published on 15 May 1833 ...

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Alfred de Musset Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.His names are often reversed "Louis Charles Alfred de Musset": see "(Louis Charles) Alfred de Musset" (bio), Biography.com, 2007 ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

: '' Le Petit Théâtre d'Antenne 2'' : ''Un dirigeable ensorcelé'' by

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: ''Cherchez le corps, Mister Blake'' by

Frank Launder Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. Early life and career He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, ...

Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. He was the son of George Gilliat, editor of the ''Evening Standard'' from 1928 to 1933. Sidney was born in the district of Edgeley in Stoc ...

, TV director

Pierre Sabbagh Pierre Sabbagh (18 July 1918 – 30 September 1994) was a major personality in French television, as a journalist, producer and director. Pierre Alain Sabbagh was born in Lannion (Côtes-d'Armor) and died in Paris. He was the younger son of ...

Théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnier for the display of a panoram ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

: ''La Sainte Famille'' by

André Roussin André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Bibliography *1933 ''Patiences et impatiences'' *1944 ''Am Stram Gram'' *1945 ''U ...

, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Édouard VII * 1976 : ''Le monsieur qui attend'' by

Emlyn Williams George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor. Early life Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Flintsh ...

, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Édouard VII *

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

: ''Appelez-moi maître'' by

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Gabriel Arout Gabriel Arout (1909–1982) was a Russian Empire-born French writer. He wrote more than 20 plays for the stage, several screenplays for cinema, and translated a number of Russian literary works into French. He was awarded the top prize for drama ...

, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny *

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

: '' Une femme trop honnête'' by

Armand Salacrou Armand Camille Salacrou (9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist. Biography He was born in Rouen, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre, and moved to Paris in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surrealis ...

, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, théâtre Marigny *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

: ''Good Bye Charlie'' by

George Axelrod George Axelrod (June 9, 1922 – June 21, 2003) was an American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director, best known for his play ''The Seven Year Itch'' (1952), which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Marilyn Mon ...

, adaptation

Pierre Barillet Pierre Barillet (24 August 1923 – 8 January 2019) was a French playwright. Biography Barillet was born in Paris, France. Passionate about theatre since childhood, he wrote his first play, ''Les Héritiers'', in 1945 after being a law student. ...

and

Jean-Pierre Gredy Jean-Pierre Grédy, often anglicised as Gredy (16 August 1920 – 6 February 2022) was a French playwright. Biography After studying literature and law, Grédy entered IDHEC because he wanted to write screenplays. He wrote the screenplay for ...

, réalisation

, Théâtre Marigny *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

: ''La Claque'' by

, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny *

: ''La Quadrature du cercle'' by

Valentin Kataev Valentin Petrovich Kataev (russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Ката́ев; also spelled Katayev or Kataiev; – 12 April 1986) was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright who managed to create penetrating works discussing ...

, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

: ''Un parfum de miel'' by Éric Westphal, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny * 1984 : ''Pomme, pomme, pomme'' by Jacques Audiberti, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny

Theatre

Comedian

* 1944: ''Hyménée'' by

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Pierre Valde Pierre Valde, real name Pierre Duchemin, (25 November 1907 - 26 February 1977) was a French stage actor and theatre director. Ha was a dramaturge at the Théâtre de l'Atelier managed by Charles Dullin from 1933 to 1937 then established his own ...

Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier is a theatre located at 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1913 by the theatre producer and playwright Jacques Copeau. Today it is one of the three theatres in Paris u ...

* 1945: ''

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Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

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Théâtre Hébertot Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre, completed in 1838 and opening as the Théâtre des Batignolles, was later renamed Théâtre des Arts in 190 ...

* 1947: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, directed by Georges Vitaly, Théâtre Charles de Rochefort, Théâtre de Poche * 1947: ''Les Amants de Noël'' by

, directed by

, théâtre de Poche * 1948: ''La Fête noire'' by Jacques Audiberti, directed by Georges Vitaly,

* 1949: ''La Quadrature du cercle'' by

, directed by Georges Vitaly, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1951: ''Monsieur Bob'le'' by

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, directed by Georges Vitaly, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1960: ''L'Homme à l'ombrelle blanche'' by Charles Charras, directed by Georges Vitaly, Poche Montparnasse

Theatre director

* 1945: ''La Cinquantaine'' by

Georges Courteline Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (25 June 1858 – 25 June 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. Biography His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to Pari ...

, ''L’Anniversaire de la fondation'' and '' Une noce'' by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

, Théâtre de Poche * 1946: ''Les Pères ennemis'' by

Charles Vildrac Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager",''1971 Britannica Book of the Year'' (for events of 1971), "Obituaries 1971" article, page 532, "Vildrac, Charles" item was a French libertarian playwright, poet a ...

, Théâtre Édouard VII * 1947: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre Charles de Rochefort, Théâtre de Poche, Comédie des Champs-Élysées,

Théâtre des Noctambules The Théâtre des Noctambules was a former Parisian cabaret established in 1894 by the chansonnier Martial Boyer (1872–1941) and located at 7 rue Champollion in the 5th arrondissement of Paris (Latin Quarter). In 1939, Pierre Leuris and Jean Clau ...

* 1947: ''Les Épiphanies'' by

Henri Pichette Henri Pichette (1924–2000) was a French writer and poet. Works *Xylophonie (with Antonin Artaud), 1946 *Apoèmes, Gallimard, 1947 *Les Epiphanies, Gallimard, 1948 *Rond-Point, Joyce regular part au futur and pour Pages Chaplin, Mercure de Fran ...

, Théâtre des Noctambules * 1948: ''Le Sang clos'' by René Maurice Picard, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1948: ''La Fête noire'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1949: ''Les Indifférents'' by Odilon-Jean Périer, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1949: ''Les Taureaux'' by Alexandre Arnoux, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1949: ''La Quadrature du cercle'' by

, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1950: ''Pépita'' by Henri Fontenille and

Maurice Chevit Maurice Chevit (31 October 1923 – 2 July 2012) was a French actor. Maurice Chevit made his theatrical début just after the Second World War, and made his first screen appearance in 1946 in René Clément's film ''Le Père tranquille''. In ...

, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1950: ''Pucelle'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1951: ''La Belle Rombière'' by Jean Clervers & , Théâtre de la Huchette,

Théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named Th� ...

* 1951: ''Edmée'' by Pierre-Aristide Bréal, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1951: ''Monsieur Bob'le'' by

, Théâtre de la Huchette * 1952: ''Médée'' by

Robinson Jeffers John Robinson Jeffers (January 10, 1887 – January 20, 1962) was an American poet, known for his work about the central California coast. Much of Jeffers's poetry was written in narrative and epic form. However, he is also known for his short ...

Théâtre Montparnasse The Théâtre Montparnasse is a theatre at 31, rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. History After the death of famed Paris theatre builder and artistic director Henri Larochelle (1826-1884), his widow, along with former actor ...

* 1952: ''Les Taureaux'' by Alexandre Arnoux, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1952: ''La Petite Femme de Loth'' by

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1952: ''

A Flea in Her Ear ''A Flea in Her Ear'' (french: La Puce à l'oreille) is a play by Georges Feydeau written in 1907, at the height of the Belle Époque. The author called it a vaudeville, but in Anglophone countries, where it is the most popular of Feydeau's play ...

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Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parent ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1952: ''La Farce des ténébreux'' by

Michel de Ghelderode Michel de Ghelderode (born Adémar Adolphe Louis Martens, 3 April 1898 – 1 April 1962) was an avant-garde Belgian dramatist, from Flanders, who spoke and wrote in French. His works often deal with the extremes of human experience, from death an ...

Théâtre du Grand-Guignol ''Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol'' (: "The Theatre of the Great Puppet")—known as the Grand Guignol–was a theatre in the Pigalle district of Paris (7, cité Chaptal). From its opening in 1897 until its closing in 1962, it specialised in natur ...

* 1952: ''Les Barbes nobles'' by

, Théâtre du Grand-Guignol * 1953: ''La Délaissée'' by Max Maurey, * 1953: ''Crime parfait'' by Frederick Knott, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1953: ''Du plomb pour ces demoiselles'' by

Frédéric Dard Frédéric Dard (Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard; 29 June 1921, in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France – 6 June 2000, in Bonnefontaine, Fribourg, Switzerland) was a French crime writer. He wrote more than three hundred novels, plays and screenplays ...

, Théâtre du Grand-Guignol * 1953: ''L'Énigme de la chauve-souris'' by

Mary Roberts Rinehart Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876September 22, 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie.Keating, H.R.F., ''The Bedside Companion to Crime''. New York: Mysterious Press, 1989, p. 170. Rinehart published her fir ...

, Théâtre du Grand-Guignol * 1953: ''Les Naturels du Bordelais'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1953: ''La Danseuse et le comédien'' by Claude Schnerb, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1954: ''A Flea in Her Ear'' by Georges Feydeau,

Théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins is a theatre building on Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the théâtre de l'Odéon, it is one of fe ...

* 1954: ''Crime parfait'' by Frederick Knott, Théâtre de l'Ambigu * 1954: ''

Les Mystères de Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...

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Albert Vidalie Albert Vidalie (25 May 1913 – 8 June 1971) was a French writer, screenwriter, and songwriter. Biography Vidalie was the son of Jeanne Deshayes, a stitcher, born à La Ville-du-Bois in the Hurepoix and Jean-Baptiste Vidalie, a printing worke ...

after

Eugène Sue Marie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue (; 26 January 18043 August 1857) was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who popularized the genre of the serial novel in France with his very popular and widely imitated ''The Mysteries of Paris'', which ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1954: '' Si jamais je te pince !...'' by

Eugène Labiche Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Sup� ...

Théâtre de la Madeleine The Théâtre de la Madeleine is a theater in Paris built in the English style in 1924 on the site of a carousel. The first major success of the theatre came with the presentation of part one of '' The Merchants of Glory'' by Marcel Pagnol. The T ...

* 1955: '' Doit-on le dire ?'' by Eugène Labiche, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1955: ''Un cas intéressant'' by

Dino Buzzati Dino Buzzati-Traverso (; 14 October 1906 – 28 January 1972) was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for '' Corriere della Sera''. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel ''The Tartar St ...

, adaptation

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1955: ''Monsieur et Mesdames Kluck'' by Germaine Lefrancq, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1955: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1955: ''Ce diable d'ange'' by

Pierre Destailles Pierre Destailles (1909–1990) was a French film, stage and television actor. He was also a noted lyricist.Cenciarelli p.249 Selected filmography * '' Dropped from Heaven'' (1946) * '' Mission in Tangier'' (1949) * '' Suzanne and the Robbers' ...

and Charles Michel, Comédie-Wagram * 1956: ''Le Prince endormi'' by

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

* 1957: '' Une femme trop honnête'' by

, Théâtre Édouard VII * 1957: ''La Petite Femme de Loth'' by

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1957: ''

Hibernatus ''Hibernatus'' is a 1969 French-Italian comedy directed by Édouard Molinaro and written by Jean Bernard-Luc. It stars Louis de Funès as an industrialist named Hubert Barrère de Tartas. Plot A man frozen for 65 years is found in the ice of the ...

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Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents a ...

Théâtre de l'Athénée The Théâtre de l'Athénée is a theatre at 7 rue Boudreau, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Renovated in 1996 and classified a historical monument, the Athénée inherits an artistic tradition marked by the figure of Louis Jouvet who direc ...

* 1957: ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...

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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, Théâtre de l'Athénée * 1957: ''La terre est basse'' by

Alfred Adam Alfred Roger Adam (4 April 1908 – 7 May 1982) was a French stage and film character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles. Selected filmography *''Speedway'' (1929) - Doctor (uncredited) *'' La Kermesse Héroïque'' (1935) - Jose ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1957: ''Les Taureaux'' by Alexandre Arnoux, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1958: ''Le Ouallou'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1958: ''Le Chinois'' by

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, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1958: ''Don Juan'' by

Henry de Montherlant Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (; 20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Biography Born in Paris, a descendant o ...

, Théâtre de l'Athénée * 1958: ''

Le Système Ribadier ''Le Système Ribadier'' (The Ribadier System) is a farce in three acts by Georges Feydeau and Maurice Hennequin, first performed in November 1892. It depicts a husband's stratagem for escaping the marital home to engage in extramarital intrigue, ...

'' by Georges Feydeau, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1958: ''Le Serment d'Horace'' by

Henry Murger Louis-Henri Murger, also known as Henri Murger and Henry Murger (27 March 1822 – 28 January 1861), was a French novelist and poet. He is chiefly distinguished as the author of the 1851 book ''Scènes de la vie de bohème'' (Scenes of Bohemi ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1958: ''La Petite Femme de Loth'' by

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1959: ''L'Effet Glapion'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1959: ''Edmée'' by Pierre-Aristide Bréal, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1960: ''Le Mariage de Monsieur Mississippi'' by

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-g ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1960: ''L'Homme à l'ombrelle blanche'' by Charles Charras, Poche Montparnasse * 1961: '' Monsieur chasse !'' by Georges Feydeau, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1961: ''Le Rêveur'' by Jean Vauthier, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1962: ''Frank V'' by

, Théâtre national de Belgique * 1962: ''

Irma la douce ''Irma la Douce'' (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Alexa ...

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Alexandre Breffort Alexandre Breffort (1901–1971) was a French screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' Follow That Man'' (1953) 1901 births 1971 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French male writers { ...

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Marguerite Monnot Marguerite Monnot (28 May 1903 – 12 October 1961) was a French songwriter and composer best known for having written many of the songs performed by Édith Piaf ("Milord", " Hymne à l'amour") and for the music in the stage musical '' Irma La ...

* 1962: ''Catharsis'' de Michel Parent, Festival des nuits de Bourgogne Dijon * 1962: ''Pomme, pomme, pomme'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1962: ''La Queue du diable'' by

Yves Jamiaque Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fren ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1962: ''Cherchez le corps, Mister Blake'' by

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, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1963: ''Les Passions contraires'' by

Georges Soria Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1963: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1963: ''Les Rustres'' by

Carlo Goldoni Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...

, Pays-Bas * 1964: ''2+2=2'' by Staf Knop, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1964: ''Marie Stuart'' by

Friedrich von Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friendsh ...

, Festival des nuits de Bourgogne * 1965: ''

El Greco Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...

'' by Luc Vilsen, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1966: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Tréteaux de France * 1966: ''Eris'' de

Lee Falk Lee Falk (), born Leon Harrison Gross (; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Mandrake the Magician'' and ''The Phantom''. At the ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1966: ''Le Grand Cérémonial'' by

Fernando Arrabal Fernando Arrabal Terán (born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", ...

, Théâtre des Mathurins * 1966: ''Mêlées et démêlées'' by

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, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1966: ''La Fête noire'' by Jacques Audiberti, Festival du Marais

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1967: ''Un parfum de fleurs'' by James Saunders, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1967: ''

Les Caprices de Marianne ''Les caprices de Marianne'' is a two-act opéra comique by Henri Sauguet with a French libretto by Jean-Pierre Gredy after Alfred de Musset. It was first performed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 1954, with the Orchestre de la Société des C ...

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, Festival des Nuits de Bourgogne, Festival du Languedoc * 1968: ''Quoat-Quoat'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1968: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Tréteaux de France, tournée au Moyen-orient Égypte, Liban, Turquie) * 1969: ''Guerre et paix au café Sneffle'' by Rémo Forlani, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1969: ''La Fête noire'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1969: '' la Hobereaute'' by Jacques Audiberti, Hôtel de Sully * 1970: ''Des pommes pour Ève'' by

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1970: ''

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, Théâtre La Bruyère,

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* 1970: ''

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui ''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' (german: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui, links=no), subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago m ...

'' by

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, Maison de la Culture de Nantes * 1971: ''La Logeuse'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1971: ''

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Maurice Druon Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 – 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999. Life and career Born in Paris, France, Druon was the s ...

* 1972: ''L'Ingénu d'Auteuil'' by

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, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1972: ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (russian: Братья Карамазовы, ''Brat'ya Karamazovy'', ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing '' ...

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* 1973: ''Série blême'' by

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, Théâtre de Boulogne-Billancourt * 1973: ''Le Dernier des métiers'' by Boris Vian, Maison de la Culture de

* 1974: ''

Le Barbier de Séville ''The Barber of Seville or the Useless Precaution'' (french: Le Barbier de Séville ou la Précaution inutile) is a French play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with original music by Antoine-Laurent Baudron. It was initially conceived as an opéra comi ...

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, Maison de la Culture de

* 1975: ''Deux sur la Tamise'' by Sophie Darbon, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1978: ''Punk et Punk et Colégram'' by

, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1979: ''La Baignoire'' by Victor Haïm, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1979: ''Série blême'' by Boris Vian, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1980 : Pétrolimonade de Max Naldini, Théâtre Beaubourg * 1980: ''Juin 40'' by

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, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1981: ''Le Merveilleux Complet couleur glace à la noix de coco'' by

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, Chateauvallon * 1981: ''Faut pas faire cela tout seul, David Mathel'' de Serge Ganzl, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1981: ''Le Roi des balcons'' by Jean-Jacques Varoujean, Théâtre du Coupe-Chou Beaubourg * 1982: ''Un parfum de miel'' by Eric Westphal, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1982: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre du Tourtour * 1984: '' Ubu enchaîné'' by

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, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1985: ''La Fête noire'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1986: ''Le Mal court'' by Jacques Audiberti, Théâtre Mouffetard * 1989: ''Flüchtlingsgespräche '' by

, Théâtre du Lucernaire * 1989: ''Le Dépôt des locomotives'' by Michel Diaz, Théâtre Mouffetard * 1991: ''Les Patients'' by Jacques Audiberti, Petit Montparnasse * 1991: ''Amours et jalousies'' by

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* 1995: ''La Société des Alloqués'' by

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, Théâtre du Lucernaire

Prizes and honours

* 2002 : Prix du Brigadier : Brigadier d'honneur for all of his career.

Biography

* ''Maquillage de théâtre'' de Georges Vitaly, 1947 * ''En toute vitalyté : 50 ans de théâtre'' de Georges Vitaly, Éditions Nizet, 1995 * ''Le Fabuleux Roman du théâtre de la Huchette'' de Gonzague Phélip, Gallimard, 2007 * ''Malva'', Éditions Alna, 2005.

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