Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La Noue (20 October 1701 – 13 November 1760) was an 18th-century French actor and playwright.

Biography

He studied at

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in Paris. After he made his debut as a comedian in

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around 1721 and directed the company of Rouen for six years, he joined the troupe of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

in 1742 of which he became the 122nd sociétaire the same year. He retired in 1757. He composed about ten comedies, including ''Mahomet second'' (1739)Not to be mistaken for the unfinished homonymous play by Marivaux (1733). parodied the same year by

Charles-Simon Favart Charles Simon Favart (13 November 1710 – 12 May 1792) was a French playwright and theatre director. The Salle Favart in Paris is named after him. Biography Born in Paris, the son of a pastry-cook, he was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, a ...

under the title ''Moulinet premier'', ''Zélisca'' (1746) and ''La Coquette corrigée'' (1756).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lanoue, Jean-Baptiste 18th-century French male actors French male stage actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française 18th-century French dramatists and playwrights 1701 births People from Meaux 1760 deaths