François Aman-Jean, real name François Henri Amand Jean, (14 Septembre 1894 – 2 April 1986) was a French writer and playwright.

Biography

The son of the painter

Edmond Aman-Jean Edmond Aman-Jean (13 November 1858, Chevry-Cossigny – 25 January 1936, Paris) was a French symbolist painter, who co-founded the Salon des Tuileries in 1923. Life His father was the owner and operator of an industrial lime kiln. He had h ...

, on 4 December 1916 in Paris he married Charlotte Simon, the daughter of the painter

Lucien Simon Lucien Joseph Simon (1861 – 1945) was a French painter and teacher born in Paris. Early life and education Simon was born in Paris. After graduating from the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, he studied painting at the studio of Jules Didier, then from ...

, herself a painter, known under the name Charlotte Aman-Jean. A captain in the French army, Aman-Jean served in Romania in 1918Le Temps 12 February 1918 MD, surgeon by profession, he had a try at the Theater in 1949, but the creation of ''Jeanne la Folle'' by 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 ...

at the Théâtre de l'Odéon did not meet the expected success. However, he persevered with a

one-act play A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...

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 Cla ...

, four years later. The sculptor Philippe Besnard made a bronze bust of him, displayed in 1913 at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-arts (SNBA).

Novels

*1963 : ''Annie de Berck et Marie de Montreuil, chronique'', Paris, *1965 : ''L'Ourson'', Paris, Buchet-Chastel *1979 : ''L'Enfant oublié : chronique, 1894–1905'', Buchet-Chastel, Paris.

Theatre

* 1949 : ''Jeanne la Folle'', directed by Jean Meyer,

at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, 27 October * 1953 : ''Le Gardien des oiseaux'',

, 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 ...

Television

* 1964 : ''Meneer Emile (Zaalwachter Vogels)''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aman-Jean, Francois 20th-century French male writers 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights Writers from Paris 1894 births 1976 deaths