Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault (9 September 1687,

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– 30 August 1745,

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) was an 18th-century French actor and musician. The eldest son of actor

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, he made his debut at the

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6 May 1712 in the part of Hippolyte in

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's ''

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''. Received on 25 June, he played leading parts from 1718 only. After he created numerous roles, he retired in 1734. He also composed entertainments and interludes for theatre, including those of the ''Nouveau Monde'', which were a great success. In 1729, he had ''Les Amours des déesses'',

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héroïque on a libretto by

Louis Fuzelier Louis Fuzelier (also ''Fuselier'', ''Fusellier'', ''Fusillier'', ''Fuzellier''; 1672 or 1674

played at the

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The

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granted him letters of nobility.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinault, Jean-Baptiste 18th-century French male actors French male stage actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française French classical composers French male classical composers 1687 births People from Verdun 1745 deaths