Édouard Bourdet (

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, 26 October 1887 –

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, 17 January 1945) was a 20th-century French

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. He was married to the poet, Catherine Pozzi; their son was

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Plays

*1910: ''Le Rubicon'' *1912: ''La Cage ouverte'', Théâtre Michel *1922: ''L'Heure du berger'' Play translated into the Portuguese language by Victoriano Braga, under the title ''A Hora do Amor'' *1923: ''L'Homme enchaîné'', play in 3 acts, Théâtre Fémina, 7 Novembre *1926: '' La Prisonnière'', presented in London, New York and Vienna *1927: '' Vient de paraître'', comedy in 4 acts,

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, 25 November *1929: '' Le Sexe faible'', comedy in 3 acts which ran for nearly two years at the Théâtre de la Michodière, 10 December, and was also presented in Berlin *1932: ''La Fleur des pois'', comedy in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 4 October *1934: ''Les Temps difficiles'', play in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 30 January, revived at the

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(Comédie-Française) from 22 November to 30 December 2006, arranged by Jean-Claude Berruti *1935: ''Margot'', play in 2 acts,

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, 26 November, with

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, Jacques Dumesnil and

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was Pierre Fresnay's and the incidental music by

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and

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*1936: ''

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'', play in 5 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 15 October *1941: ''Hyménée'', play in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 7 May *1942: ''

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'', Théâtre de la Michodière, 15 December

Theatre director

*1938: ''Le Vieil Homme'' by Georges de Porto-Riche,

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Filmography

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: '' The Weaker Sex'' by

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, screenplay and dialogue after his play.

Notes

Bibliography

* Denise Bourdet, ''Édouard Bourdet et ses amis'', Jeune Parque, 1963 * Roger Bordier, ''Édouard Bourdet ou le théâtre du défi'', Les Éditions de l'Amandier, 2006 * Bruno Tessarech, ''Villa blanche - A la recherche du temps perdu'', Buchet Chastel, 2005

Archival sources

*Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911- (ca. 5 linear feet) are housed in the

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Special Collections Library. Contains correspondence with Édouard Bourdet.
Alexander Berkman Papers, 1892-1936
(4.05 meters) are held in the

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. Contains correspondence with Édouard Bourdet. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourdet, Edouard People from Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1887 births 1945 deaths 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French journalists Administrators of the Comédie-Française Troupe of the Comédie-Française Burials at Passy Cemetery