Nicolas Bataille (14 March 1926 – 28 October 2008) was a
French actor and director.
Biography
The son of a
Paris
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ian architect, Nicolas Bataille (born Roger Bataille) debuted as an actor during the
Occupation of France
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while following the dramatic teachings of
René Simon
René Simon (1898 in Troyes – 1971) was a French actor and founder in 1925 of the Cours Simon drama school in Paris. Notable alumni of Cours Simon include Benoît Petitjean and Jean Reno
Jean Reno () (born 30 July 1948), is a French acto ...
,
Tania Balachova
Tania Balachova (Russian: Таня Балашова, diminutive of Татьяна Павловна Балашова atiana Pavlovna Balachova (1902-1973) was a French actress and director of Russian origin. After World War II, she would become o ...
, and the comedian
Solange Sicard.
He was the first director of the absurdist play "The Bald Soprano" in 1950 on May 11 at the
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 ...
in the
5th arrondissement of Paris
The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''.
The arrondissement, als ...
.
References
1926 births
2008 deaths
French theatre directors
Male actors from Paris
French male film actors
French male stage actors
20th-century French male actors
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