Henri Lavedan
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Henri Léon Emile Lavedan (9 April 1859 - 30 September 1940), French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Orléans
, the son of Hubert Léon Lavedan, a well-known Catholic and liberal
journalist
.
As a writer, Lavedan contributed to various Parisian papers a series of witty tales and dialogues of Parisian life, many of which were collected in volume form. In 1891 he produced at the Théâtre Français Une Famille, followed at the Vaudeville
in 1894 by Le Prince d'Aurec, a satire on the nobility, afterward re-named Les Descendants.
Later brilliant and witty pieces were:
He had a great success with Le Duel (Comédie-Française
1905), a powerful psychological study of the relations of two brothers. Lavedan was admitted to the Académie française
in 1898.
Orléans
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, the son of Hubert Léon Lavedan, a well-known Catholic and liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
journalist
Journalist
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As a writer, Lavedan contributed to various Parisian papers a series of witty tales and dialogues of Parisian life, many of which were collected in volume form. In 1891 he produced at the Théâtre Français Une Famille, followed at the Vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
in 1894 by Le Prince d'Aurec, a satire on the nobility, afterward re-named Les Descendants.
Later brilliant and witty pieces were:
- Les Deux noblesses (1897)
- Catherine (1897)
- Le nouveau jeu (1898)
- Le Vieux marcheur (1899)
- Le Marquis de Priola (1902)
- Varennes (1904), written in collaboration with G. Lentre
- Le bon temps (1906)
- L’assassinat du duc de GuiseThe Assassination of the Duke of GuiseThe Assassination of the Duke of Guise is a French historical film directed by Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapted by Henri Lavedan, and featuring actors of the Comédie Française and prominent set designers...
(1908)
He had a great success with Le Duel (Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
1905), a powerful psychological study of the relations of two brothers. Lavedan was admitted to the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1898.