Paulette Pax (née Paulette Ménard born in 1887 in Russia – died in 1942 in Paris) was a French actress, theatre director and

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. She co-directed the Théâtre de l'Œuvre from 1929 until her death succeeding Bella Rossellini.

Theatre

Comedian

Selection of plays interpreted by Paulette Pax: * 1920: ''La Couronne de carton'' by

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* 1921: ''

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'' by Maurice Rostand * 1921: '' Uncle Vanya'' by

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, directed by

Sacha Pitoëff Sacha Pitoëff (born Alexandre Pitoëff; 11 March 1920 – 21 July 1990) was a Swiss-born French actor and stage director. Early life and education Pitoëff was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 11 March 1920, the son of Russian-born parents ...

* 1922: ''La Mort de Molière'' by Maurice Rostand * 1923: ''L'Éveil du fauve'' by

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* 1924: '' Jeanne d'Arc'' by Charles Péguy, directed by Fernand Crommelynck * 1925: ''Tripes d'or'' by Fernand Crommelynck, directed by

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* 1926: '' Sardanapalus'', directed by

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* 1926: ''L'Absolution'' by

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* 1926: '' Comme ci'' by Luigi Pirandello, directed by

* 1927: '' Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores'' by George Bernard Shaw * 1929: '' Three Sisters'' by

, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1935: ''La Complainte de Pranzini et de Thérèse de Lisieux'' by Henri Ghéon, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1936: ''Dame Nature'' by

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, sous la direction de Paulette Pax, at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre * 1939: '' The Lady of the Camellias'' by Alexandre Dumas, fils, directed by Georges Pitoëff * 1941: ''L'Amazone aux bas bleus'' by Albert Boussac de Saint-Marc, directed by Paulette Pax

Theatre director

* 1932: ''

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'' by Jean Anouilh * 1933: '' Milmort'' by

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* 1934: ''

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'' by Armand Salacrou, mise en scène Paulette Pax * 1935: ''Dame nature'' by

, at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre * 1936: ''Un homme comme les autres'' by Armand Salacrou, with Jean-Louis Barrault, at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre * 1937: ''

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'' by Alberto Moravia * 1938: ''Je vivrai un grand amour'' by

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* 1938: ''Le Jardin d'Ispahan'' by Jean-Jacques Bernard

Filmography

* 1938: ''

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'' by Max Ophüls as aunt Emma * 1938: ''

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'' by Fedor Ozep: Mme Nichols * 1939: '' The White Slave'' by

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as Safète's friend

Publication

* ''Journal d'une comédienne française: sous la terreur bolchevik, 1917–1918''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pax, Paulette French theatre directors French women theatre directors French stage actresses 1887 births 1942 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to France