Jean-Claude Grumberg (born 1939) is a French playwright and author of children's books.

Early life

Before becoming a playwright, Jean-Claude Grumberg held several jobs, including working as a tailor. This work provided the setting for his best-known play, ''L'Atelier''. He discovered

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as an actor in a theatrical company. His career as a writer began in 1968 with ''Demain, une fenêtre sur rue'', and short theatrical pieces such ''Rixe,'' which was staged at the

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. In several of his works, he has written about what has haunted him since childhood: the death of his father in the

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: ''Maman revient pauvre orphelin'', ''Dreyfus'' (1974), ''L'Atelier'' (1979) and ''Zone libre'' (1990). In 1998, ''L'Atelier'' returned to

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in Paris, achieved great success, and won the 1999 Molière for best play direction. His screenplay credits include, ''Les Années Sandwiches'', coauthor with François Truffaut of ''

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'', ''La Petite Apocalypse'' of

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, ''Le Plus Beau Pays du monde'' by

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(1999), ''Fait d'hiver''

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(1999). For television, he wrote the teleplays for ''Thérèse Humbert'', ''Music Hall'', by Marcel Bluwal, ''Les Lendemains qui chantent'', by Jacques Fansten et ''Julien l'apprenti'', by Jacques Otmezguine. He is one of the few living contemporary French playwrights whose work is studied in schools (including ''L'Atelier''). Jean-Claude Grumberg received the Grand Prize of the Académie française in 1991 and

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Prize in 1999 for lifetime achievement; the Molière's best playwright in 1991 for ''Zone libre'' and in 1999 for ''L'Atelier''. Jean-Claude Grumberg is also the father of the actress

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Actor

* 1963: '' La Grande Oreille'' by Pierre-Aristide Breal, directed

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* 1964: ''L'Aquarium d'Aldo Nicolai'', directed

* 1965: ''La Grande Oreille'' by Pierre-Aristide Breal, directed

* 1965: '' L'Envers d'une conspiration'' by Alexandre Dumas, directed

* 1973: ''En r'venant de l'expo'' Jean-Claude Grumberg, directed

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Théâtre Ouvert,

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Odéon Theatre, Théâtre National de Strasbourg * 1982: '' Night and Day'' by

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, directed

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, House of Culture André Malraux Reims,

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* 1990: ''Zone libre'' by Jean-Claude Grumberg, directed

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Works

; Plays *''Sortie au théâtre'' *''L'Atelier'' *''Les Vacances'' *''Rixe'' *''Les Rouquins'' *''À qui perd gagne'' *''Adam et Ève'' *''Le Duel'' (after Chekhov) *''Conversation avec mon père'' *''Amorphe d'Ottenburg'' *''Linge sale'' *''Rêver peut-être'' *''Demain une fenêtre sur rue'' *''En r'venant d'l'expo'' *''L'Indien sous Babylone'' *''Maman revient, pauvre orphelin'' *''Quatre commémorations'' *''Dreyfus'' (1974), interprété par Maurice Chevit et Claude Dauphin *''Zone libre'' *''Michu'' *''La Vocation'' *''Pinok et Barbie'' *''Marie des grenouilles'' *''Iq et Ox'' *''Mon Père. Inventaire'' *''Une leçon de savoir-vivre'' *''L'Enfant Do'' *''Les Courtes'' *''La Nuit tous les chats sont gris'' *''Quatre Pièces courtes'' *''Le Petit Violon'' *''Chez Pierrot'' *''Les Autres'' *''Ca va ?'' *''Vers Toi Terre promise, Tragédie dentaire'' *''Moi je crois pas !'' ; Scenarios * 1975: '' Le Petit Marcel'' by

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* 1980: ''

'' by François Truffaut * 1988: '' Les Années Sandwiches'' by

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* 1993: '' La Petite Apocalypse'' of Costa Gavras * 1999: '' Le Plus Beau Pays du monde'' by

* 1999: '' Fait d'hiver'' by

* 2002: ''

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'' of Costa Gavras * 2005: '' The Axe'' of Costa Gavras * 2015: ''

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'' of François Margolin ; Pieces for Children *''Le Petit Violon'' *''Marie des grenouilles'' *''Pinok et Barbie'' *''Iq et Ox'' *''Le Petit Chaperon Uf'' *''Mange ta main''

Awards

* Molières **

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

Molière adapter for ''Death of a Salesman'' **

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

Molière author for ''Free zone'' **

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

Molière adapter for ''Another Love Story'' **

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

nomination Molière author for ''Adam and Eve'' **

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

Molière author for ''The Workshop'' **

Molière for best play directory '' L'Atelier'' ** 2002 nomination Molière adapter for ''Conversations avec mon père'' ** 2009 Molière author for ''To you promised land'' * Award Union criticism 1974 ( best creation of a play in French), Price of Pleasure SACD and Price's Theater ''Dreyfus''. * Award Union criticism 1979 ( best creation of a play in French) and Ibsen Prize for '' L'Atelier''. * Award Union criticism 1999 ( best creation of a play in French) for ''Rêver peut-être'' * Award Union criticism 2009 ( best creation of a play in French) for ''Vers toi terre promise, tragédie dentaire'' * 1991 Grand Prix du Théâtre de l’Académie française for ''Zone libre'' * 1999

Prize for all of his work * César Awards 2003 César Award for Best Screenplay for ''

'' of Costa Gavras

External links

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In the Aftermath of War, Reconstructing Their Lives
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