SettingsFrench dramatists and playwrights
Abbé Aubert
Jean-Louis Aubert, called the Abbé Aubert, was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer Jacques Aubert.
Jean-Louis Aubert, called the Abbé Aubert, was a French dramatist, poet and journalist, son of the violinist and composer Jacques Aubert.
Abel Hermant
Abel Hermant was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie Française.
Abel Hermant was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie Française.
Adam de la Halle
Adam de la Halle, also known as Adam le Bossu (Adam the Hunchback) (1237?–1288) was a French-born trouvère, poet and musician, whose literary and musical works include chansons and j...
Adam de la Halle, also known as Adam le Bossu (Adam the Hunchback) (1237?–1288) was a French-born trouvère, poet and musician, whose literary and musical works include chansons and j...
Adolphe Joseph Carcassonne
Adolphe Joseph Carcassonne (1826, Marseille—September 22, 1891) was a French poet and dramatist.
Adolphe Joseph Carcassonne (1826, Marseille—September 22, 1891) was a French poet and dramatist.
Adolphe Lemoine
Adolphe Lemoine, known as Lemoine-Montigny or Montigny, (1812-1880) was a French comédien and playwright.
Adolphe Lemoine, known as Lemoine-Montigny or Montigny, (1812-1880) was a French comédien and playwright.
Adolphe-Simonis Empis
Adolphe-Dominique Florent Joseph Simonis, known as Empis, b. 29 March 1795, Paris, d. 11 December 1868, Paris, was a French dramatist.
Adolphe-Dominique Florent Joseph Simonis, known as Empis, b. 29 March 1795, Paris, d. 11 December 1868, Paris, was a French dramatist.
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Tasso
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage (6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright.
Alain-René Lesage (6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright.
Albert Camus
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Guinon
Albert Guinon (1863-1923) was a French playwright.
Albert Guinon (1863-1923) was a French playwright.
Alexandre Bisson
Alexandre Charles Auguste Bisson (April 9, 1848 – January 27, 1912) was an important French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist.
Alexandre Charles Auguste Bisson (April 9, 1848 – January 27, 1912) was an important French playwright, vaudeville creator, and novelist.
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas,, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him on...
Alexandre Dumas,, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870) was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him on...
Alexandre Guillaume Mouslier de Moissy
Alexandre Guillaume Mouslier de Moissy, was a French writer and dramaturge.
Alexandre Guillaume Mouslier de Moissy, was a French writer and dramaturge.
Alexandre Guiraud
Pierre Marie Jeanne Alexandre Thérèse Guiraud better known as Alexandre Guiraud (24 December 1788 – 24 February 1847) was a French poet, dramatic author and novelist.
Pierre Marie Jeanne Alexandre Thérèse Guiraud better known as Alexandre Guiraud (24 December 1788 – 24 February 1847) was a French poet, dramatic author and novelist.
Alexandre Hardy
Alexandre Hardy (c. 1570/1572 – 1632) was a French dramatist, one of the most prolific of all time.
Alexandre Hardy (c. 1570/1572 – 1632) was a French dramatist, one of the most prolific of all time.
Alfred de Vigny
Alfred Victor de Vigny (27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.
Alfred Victor de Vigny (27 March 1797 – 17 September 1863) was a French poet, playwright, and novelist.
Alfred Jarry
Alfred Jarry was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side.
Alfred Jarry was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side.
Alfred Masson-Forestier
Alfred Masson-Forestier (1852-1912) was a French writer, born at Le Havre.
Alfred Masson-Forestier (1852-1912) was a French writer, born at Le Havre.
Alphonse Royer
Alphonse Royer, (10 September 1803–11 April 1875) was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written (with his regular collaborator, Gustave Vaëz)...
Alphonse Royer, (10 September 1803–11 April 1875) was a French author, dramatist and theatre manager, most remembered today for having written (with his regular collaborator, Gustave Vaëz)...
Amélie-Julie Candeille
Amélie-Julie Candeille was a French composer, librettist, writer, singer, actress, comedienne, and instrumentalist.
Amélie-Julie Candeille was a French composer, librettist, writer, singer, actress, comedienne, and instrumentalist.
André Barsacq
André Barsacq was a French theatre director, producer, scenic designer, and playwright.
André Barsacq was a French theatre director, producer, scenic designer, and playwright.
André Birabeau
André Birabeau (1890-1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
André Birabeau (1890-1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
André de Lorde
André de Latour, comte de Lorde (1869-1942) was a French playwright, the main author of the Grand Guignol plays from 1901-1926.
André de Latour, comte de Lorde (1869-1942) was a French playwright, the main author of the Grand Guignol plays from 1901-1926.
André Obey
André Obey (8 May 1892 at Douai, France - 11 April 1975 at Montsoreau, near the Loire River) was a prominent French playwright during the inter-war years, and into the 1950s.
André Obey (8 May 1892 at Douai, France - 11 April 1975 at Montsoreau, near the Loire River) was a prominent French playwright during the inter-war years, and into the 1950s.
André Rivoire
André Rivoire (5 May 1872 - 19 August 1930) was a French poet and playwright whose work was defined by the delicate precision of his observation.
André Rivoire (5 May 1872 - 19 August 1930) was a French poet and playwright whose work was defined by the delicate precision of his observation.
Anne-Hyacinthe de Colleville
Anne-Hyacinthe de Saint-Léger de Colleville was a French novelist and dramatist.
Anne-Hyacinthe de Saint-Léger de Colleville was a French novelist and dramatist.
Antoine Danchet
Antoine Danchet (7 September 1671, Riom – 21 February 1748) was a French playwright, librettist and dramatic poet.
Antoine Danchet (7 September 1671, Riom – 21 February 1748) was a French playwright, librettist and dramatic poet.
Antoine de Montchrestien
Antoine de Montchrestien (or Montchretien) (c.
Antoine de Montchrestien (or Montchretien) (c.
Antoine Jacob
Antoine Jacob de Montfleury (1640–1685), known as Montfleury, was a French actor and playwright who was a chief rival of Molière.
Antoine Jacob de Montfleury (1640–1685), known as Montfleury, was a French actor and playwright who was a chief rival of Molière.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Antoinette Henriette Clémence Robert was a prolific French novelist, and a writer of historical fiction, poetry, non-fiction, stage plays, and short stories.
Antonin Artaud
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director.
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director.
Armand Gatti
Armand Gatti is a French playwright, poet, journalist, screenwriter and film-maker.
Armand Gatti is a French playwright, poet, journalist, screenwriter and film-maker.
Armand Salacrou
Armand Camille Salacrou (9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist.
Armand Camille Salacrou (9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist.
Arthur Adamov
Arthur Adamov was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Arthur Adamov was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Athanase Jean
Athanase Jean was a French country doctor and writer.
Athanase Jean was a French country doctor and writer.
Auguste Maquet
Auguste Maquet (13 September 1813, Paris – 8 January 1888) was a French author, best known as the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, père, co-writing such works as The Co...
Auguste Maquet (13 September 1813, Paris – 8 January 1888) was a French author, best known as the chief collaborator of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, père, co-writing such works as The Co...
Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam was a French symbolist writer.
Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam was a French symbolist writer.
Augustin Nadal
The abbé Augustin Nadal (1659 – 7 August 1741) was the author of plays, through the failure of which he became the butt of a withering public reply from Voltaire that has rendered the abbé immortal.
The abbé Augustin Nadal (1659 – 7 August 1741) was the author of plays, through the failure of which he became the butt of a withering public reply from Voltaire that has rendered the abbé immortal.
Aurélien Scholl
Aurelien Scholl (July 13, 1833 in Bordeaux - 1902), was a French author and journalist.
Aurelien Scholl (July 13, 1833 in Bordeaux - 1902), was a French author and journalist.
Balthazar Baro
Balthazar Baro (Valence, Drôme, 1596 - Paris, 1650) was a French poet, playwright and romance-writer.
Balthazar Baro (Valence, Drôme, 1596 - Paris, 1650) was a French poet, playwright and romance-writer.
Benjamin Fondane
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Bernard-Joseph Saurin
Bernard-Joseph Saurin was a lawyer, poet, and playwright born in Paris in 1706 and who died in that city on 17 November 1781.
Bernard-Joseph Saurin was a lawyer, poet, and playwright born in Paris in 1706 and who died in that city on 17 November 1781.
Bernard-Marie Koltès
Bernard-Marie Koltès (9 April 1948 in Metz – 1989 in Paris) was a French playwright and director.
Bernard-Marie Koltès (9 April 1948 in Metz – 1989 in Paris) was a French playwright and director.
Boris Vian
Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer.
Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer.
Casimir Delavigne
Jean-François Casimir Delavigne (4 April 1793 – 11 December 1843) was a French poet and dramatist.
Jean-François Casimir Delavigne (4 April 1793 – 11 December 1843) was a French poet and dramatist.
Charles Brifaut
Charles Brifaut (15 February 1781, Dijon - 5 June 1857, Paris) was a French poet, journalist, publicist and playwright.
Charles Brifaut (15 February 1781, Dijon - 5 June 1857, Paris) was a French poet, journalist, publicist and playwright.
Charles Collé
Charles Collé (April 14, 1709 – November 3, 1783) was a French dramatist and songwriter.
Charles Collé (April 14, 1709 – November 3, 1783) was a French dramatist and songwriter.
Charles Juliet
Charles Juliet, born on 30 September 1934 in Jujurieux in Ain, is a French poet, playwright and novelist.
Charles Juliet, born on 30 September 1934 in Jujurieux in Ain, is a French poet, playwright and novelist.
Charles Magnin
Charles Magnin was a French author.
Charles Magnin was a French author.
Charles Monselet
Charles Monselet was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries.
Charles Monselet was a French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright, nicknamed "the king of the gastronomes" by his contemporaries.
Charles Nicolas Favart
Charles Nicolas Joseph Justin Favart (17 March 1749 – 1 or 2 February 1806) was a French playwright at the Comédie-Italienne for two decades.
Charles Nicolas Joseph Justin Favart (17 March 1749 – 1 or 2 February 1806) was a French playwright at the Comédie-Italienne for two decades.
Charles Rivière Dufresny
Charles Dufresny, Sieur de la Rivière (1648 - 6 October 1724) was a French dramatist.
Charles Dufresny, Sieur de la Rivière (1648 - 6 October 1724) was a French dramatist.
Charles-Albert Demoustier
Charles-Albert Demoustier (Villers-Cotterêts, 1760-Paris, 1801) was a French writer.
Charles-Albert Demoustier (Villers-Cotterêts, 1760-Paris, 1801) was a French writer.
Charles-Claude Genest
Charles-Claude Genest (17 October 1639, Paris - 19 November 1719, Paris) was a French clergyman, poet and playwright.
Charles-Claude Genest (17 October 1639, Paris - 19 November 1719, Paris) was a French clergyman, poet and playwright.
Charles-François Racot de Grandval
Charles-François Racot de Grandval (1710-1784) was a controversial French actor and playwright.
Charles-François Racot de Grandval (1710-1784) was a controversial French actor and playwright.
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson Auguste-Simon-Jean-Chrysostome Poirson, known as Delestre-Poirson was a French playwright and theatre director.
Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson Auguste-Simon-Jean-Chrysostome Poirson, known as Delestre-Poirson was a French playwright and theatre director.
Charles-Guillaume Étienne
Charles-Guillaume Étienne was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Charles-Guillaume Étienne was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Charles-Pierre Colardeau
Charles-Pierre Colardeau (12 October 1732, Janville - 7 April 1776, Paris) was a French poet.
Charles-Pierre Colardeau (12 October 1732, Janville - 7 April 1776, Paris) was a French poet.
Claude Boyer
Claude Boyer (Albi, 1618 - Paris, 22 July 1698) was a French clergyman, playwright, apologist and poet.
Claude Boyer (Albi, 1618 - Paris, 22 July 1698) was a French clergyman, playwright, apologist and poet.
Claude de L'Estoile
Claude de L'Estoile was a French playwright and poet.
Claude de L'Estoile was a French playwright and poet.
Claude Roger-Marx
Claude Roger-Marx (b. Paris, 1888 – d. 1977), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913).
Claude Roger-Marx (b. Paris, 1888 – d. 1977), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913).
Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon
Claude-Henri de Fusée, abbé de Voisenon (July 8, 1708 – November 22, 1775) was a French dramatist and writer.
Claude-Henri de Fusée, abbé de Voisenon (July 8, 1708 – November 22, 1775) was a French dramatist and writer.
Clovis Hugues
Clovis Hugues was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist.
Clovis Hugues was a French poet, journalist, dramatist, novelist, and socialist activist.
Cogniard brothers
The Cogniard brothers were two French brothers who worked as playwrights and theatre directors, producing an incalculable number of vaudevilles, reviews, fééries and operettas.
The Cogniard brothers were two French brothers who worked as playwrights and theatre directors, producing an incalculable number of vaudevilles, reviews, fééries and operettas.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and duelist.
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and duelist.
Cyrano de Bergerac (person)
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist.
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist.
Cyrano de Bergerac (writer)
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist.
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was a French dramatist and duelist.
Daniel Boulanger
Daniel Boulanger (Compiègne, Oise, 24 January 1922) is a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter.
Daniel Boulanger (Compiègne, Oise, 24 January 1922) is a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter.
David-Augustin de Brueys
David-Augustin de Brueys (1640 – November 25, 1723) was a French theologian and dramatist.
David-Augustin de Brueys (1640 – November 25, 1723) was a French theologian and dramatist.
Desfontaines-Lavallée
François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733, Caen - 25 November 1825, Paris), known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée, was a French writer and playwright Before the French Revolut...
François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733, Caen - 25 November 1825, Paris), known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée, was a French writer and playwright Before the French Revolut...
Dorvigny
Louis-François Archambault (30 March 1742, Paris - 5 January 1812, Paris), stage name Dorvigny, was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of janotism.
Louis-François Archambault (30 March 1742, Paris - 5 January 1812, Paris), stage name Dorvigny, was a French novelist, actor and playwright, and the inventor of janotism.
Edmond Gondinet
Edmond Gondinet (March 7, 1828; Laurière – November 19, 1888; Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French playwright and librettist.
Edmond Gondinet (March 7, 1828; Laurière – November 19, 1888; Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French playwright and librettist.
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist.
Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist.
Edmé Boursault
Edmé Boursault (October 1638 – 15 September 1701) was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer, born at Mussy l'Evéque, now Mussy-sur-Seine (Aube).
Edmé Boursault (October 1638 – 15 September 1701) was a French dramatist and miscellaneous writer, born at Mussy l'Evéque, now Mussy-sur-Seine (Aube).
Emmanuel Dupaty
Louis Emmanuel Dupaty was a French playwright, naval officer, singer, journalist and administrator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.
Louis Emmanuel Dupaty was a French playwright, naval officer, singer, journalist and administrator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.
Emmanuel Théaulon
Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite Théaulon de Lambert (14 August 1787, Aigues-Mortes - 16 November 1841) was a French playwright.
Marie-Emmanuel-Guillaume-Marguerite Théaulon de Lambert (14 August 1787, Aigues-Mortes - 16 November 1841) was a French playwright.
Ernest Blum
Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 — 1907) was a French dramatist.
Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 — 1907) was a French dramatist.
Eugène Bourgeois
Claude Eugène Hippolyte Bourgeois (born Morlaix, March 12, 1818 - died Penzé-en-Taulé, August 28, 1847) was a French dramatist and writer.
Claude Eugène Hippolyte Bourgeois (born Morlaix, March 12, 1818 - died Penzé-en-Taulé, August 28, 1847) was a French dramatist and writer.
Eugène Cormon
Pierre-Etienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon (May 5, 1810 – March 1903), was a French dramatist and librettist.
Pierre-Etienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon (May 5, 1810 – March 1903), was a French dramatist and librettist.
Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Fabre d'Églantine
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (July 28, 1750 – April 5, 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (July 28, 1750 – April 5, 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
François d'Amboise
François d'Amboise (Paris, 1550 – 1619) was a French jurist and writer.
François d'Amboise (Paris, 1550 – 1619) was a French jurist and writer.
François de Neufchâteau
Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau (; 17 April 1750 – 10 January 1828) was a French statesman, poet, and scientist.
Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau (; 17 April 1750 – 10 January 1828) was a French statesman, poet, and scientist.
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac was a French author who was born in Paris.
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac was a French author who was born in Paris.
François Joseph Lagrange-Chancel
François Joseph Lagrange-Chancel (January 1, 1677 – December 26, 1758), born at Périgueux, was a French dramatist and satirist.
François Joseph Lagrange-Chancel (January 1, 1677 – December 26, 1758), born at Périgueux, was a French dramatist and satirist.
François Juste Marie Raynouard
François Juste Marie Raynouard was a French dramatist and academic.
François Juste Marie Raynouard was a French dramatist and academic.
François Mauriac
François Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952).
François Mauriac (11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French author; member of the Académie française (1933); laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1952).
François Porche
François Porche was a French dramatist, poey and literary critic.
François Porche was a French dramatist, poey and literary critic.
François Porché
François Porché was a French dramatist, poet and literary critic.
François Porché was a French dramatist, poet and literary critic.
François Regnault
François Regnault (born 1938) is a French philosopher, playwright and dramaturg.
François Regnault (born 1938) is a French philosopher, playwright and dramaturg.
François Tristan l'Hermite
François l'Hermite (c. 1601 – September 7, 1655) was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite.
François l'Hermite (c. 1601 – September 7, 1655) was a French dramatist who wrote under the name Tristan l'Hermite.
François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif
François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif (1687, Paris - 19 November 1770, Paris) was a French writer and poet, of a family originally of Scots origin.
François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif (1687, Paris - 19 November 1770, Paris) was a French writer and poet, of a family originally of Scots origin.
François-Benoît Hoffman
François-Benoît Hoffman (11 July 1760 – 25 April 1828) was a French playwright and critic, best known today for his operatic librettos, including those set to music by Étienne Méhul and Luigi Ch...
François-Benoît Hoffman (11 July 1760 – 25 April 1828) was a French playwright and critic, best known today for his operatic librettos, including those set to music by Étienne Méhul and Luigi Ch...
François-Jean de Chastellux
François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, was a military officer who served during the War of American Independence as a major general in the French expeditionary forces led by general ...
François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, was a military officer who served during the War of American Independence as a major general in the French expeditionary forces led by general ...
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud (8 September 1718, Paris – 8 November 1805) was a French writer and dramatist.
François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud (8 September 1718, Paris – 8 November 1805) was a French writer and dramatist.
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter.
Frédéric de Courcy
Frédéric de Courcy, born Frédéric Charlot de Courcy (16 August 1796, Paris - 6 May 1862, Paris) was a French man of letters.
Frédéric de Courcy, born Frédéric Charlot de Courcy (16 August 1796, Paris - 6 May 1862, Paris) was a French man of letters.
Frédérick Lemaître
Frédérick Lemaître — birth name Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître — was a French actor and playwright, one of the most famous players on the celebrated Boulevard du Crime.
Frédérick Lemaître — birth name Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître — was a French actor and playwright, one of the most famous players on the celebrated Boulevard du Crime.
Félicien Marceau
Félicien Marceau was the pen name of Louis Carette a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium.
Félicien Marceau was the pen name of Louis Carette a French novelist, playwright and essayist originally from Belgium.
Gabriel Astruc
Gabriel Astruc was a French journalist, agent, promoter, theatre manager, theatrical impresario, and playwright whose career connects many of the best-known incidents and personalities of Belle ...
Gabriel Astruc was a French journalist, agent, promoter, theatre manager, theatrical impresario, and playwright whose career connects many of the best-known incidents and personalities of Belle ...
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gaston Arman de Caillavet
Gaston Arman de Caillavet (1869 – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright.
Gaston Arman de Caillavet (1869 – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright.
Gaston Baty
Gaston Baty (May 26, 1885, Pélussin, Loire – October 13, 1952), whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and director.
Gaston Baty (May 26, 1885, Pélussin, Loire – October 13, 1952), whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and director.
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède was a French novelist and dramatist.
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède was a French novelist and dramatist.
Georges Courteline
Georges Courteline (June 25, 1858 – June 25, 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges Courteline (June 25, 1858 – June 25, 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges de Porto-Riche
Georges de Porto-Riche (May 20, 1849 in Bordeaux, Gironde – September 5, 1930 in Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges de Porto-Riche (May 20, 1849 in Bordeaux, Gironde – September 5, 1930 in Paris) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Georges de Scudéry
Georges de Scudéry (22 August 1601 – 14 May 1667), the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry, was a French novelist, dramatist and poet.
Georges de Scudéry (22 August 1601 – 14 May 1667), the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry, was a French novelist, dramatist and poet.
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau (, 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque.
Georges Feydeau (, 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque.
Georges Hartmann
Georges Hartmann (15 May 1843, Paris - May 1900, Paris) was a French dramatist and opera librettist who wrote under the pen name Henri Grémont.
Georges Hartmann (15 May 1843, Paris - May 1900, Paris) was a French dramatist and opera librettist who wrote under the pen name Henri Grémont.
Georges Lecomte
Georges Lecomte was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote literary, historical and artistic studies.
Georges Lecomte was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote literary, historical and artistic studies.
Georges Neveux
Georges Neveux (1900-1982) was a French dramatist and poet.
Georges Neveux (1900-1982) was a French dramatist and poet.
Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix
Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix (February 1698, Rennes - 25 August 1776) was a French writer and playwright.
Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix (February 1698, Rennes - 25 August 1776) was a French writer and playwright.
Gilles Aillaud
Gilles Aillaud (1928 in Paris - 24 March 2005 in Paris) was an internationally-known French painter, set decorator, and playwright; as well, he was one of the main proponents of the Nouvelle F...
Gilles Aillaud (1928 in Paris - 24 March 2005 in Paris) was an internationally-known French painter, set decorator, and playwright; as well, he was one of the main proponents of the Nouvelle F...
Gillet de La Tessonerie
Gillet de La Tessonerie (c.
Gillet de La Tessonerie (c.
Grandmesnil (actor)
Jean-Baptiste Fauchard (19 March 1737, Paris - 24 May 1816, Paris), stage name Grandmesnil or Grand-Ménil), was a French actor and playwright.
Jean-Baptiste Fauchard (19 March 1737, Paris - 24 May 1816, Paris), stage name Grandmesnil or Grand-Ménil), was a French actor and playwright.
Guillaume Le Breton
Guillaume Le Breton (sometimes also called Gabriel) was a French dramatist of the sixteenth century.
Guillaume Le Breton (sometimes also called Gabriel) was a French dramatist of the sixteenth century.
Guillaume-Hyacinthe Bougeant
Guillaume-Hyacinthe Bougeant, known as le Père Bougeant (November 4, 1690, Quimper, Brittany—January 17, 1743, Paris) was a French Jesuit and historian.
Guillaume-Hyacinthe Bougeant, known as le Père Bougeant (November 4, 1690, Quimper, Brittany—January 17, 1743, Paris) was a French Jesuit and historian.
Guyon Guérin de Bouscal
Guyon Guérin de Bouscal (1613–1657) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Guyon Guérin de Bouscal (1613–1657) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Gérald Sibleyras
Gérald Sibleyras is a French dramatist, and actor.
Gérald Sibleyras is a French dramatist, and actor.
Hector-Jonathan Crémieux
Hector-Jonathan Crémieux (10 November 1828 – 30 September 1892) was a French librettist and playwright.
Hector-Jonathan Crémieux (10 November 1828 – 30 September 1892) was a French librettist and playwright.
Henri Auguste Barbier
Henri Auguste Barbier (April 29, 1805 – February 13, 1882) was a French dramatist and poet.
Henri Auguste Barbier (April 29, 1805 – February 13, 1882) was a French dramatist and poet.
Henri Bernstein
Henri-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein was a French playwright associated with Boulevard theatre.
Henri-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein was a French playwright associated with Boulevard theatre.
Henri de Bornier
Henri, vicomte de Bornier (25 December 1825 – January 1901) was a French poet and dramatist, born in Lunel (Hérault).
Henri, vicomte de Bornier (25 December 1825 – January 1901) was a French poet and dramatist, born in Lunel (Hérault).
Henri Ghéon
Henri Ghéon (March 15, 1875 - June 13, 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Henri Ghéon (March 15, 1875 - June 13, 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Henri Lavedan
Henri Léon Emile Lavedan, French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Orléans, the son of Hubert Léon Lavedan, a well-known Catholic and liberal journalist.
Henri Léon Emile Lavedan, French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Orléans, the son of Hubert Léon Lavedan, a well-known Catholic and liberal journalist.
Henri-Lambert de Thibouville
Henri-Lambert d'Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville (1710, Paris - 1784) was a notable French writer, wit and homosexual.
Henri-Lambert d'Herbigny, marquis de Thibouville (1710, Paris - 1784) was a notable French writer, wit and homosexual.
Henri-René Lenormand
Henri-René Lenormand (May 3, 1882 - February 16, 1951) was a French playwright.
Henri-René Lenormand (May 3, 1882 - February 16, 1951) was a French playwright.
Henry Bataille
Félix-Henri Bataille (b. April 4, 1872 in Nîmes, France, d. March 2, 1922 in Rueil-Malmaison) was a French dramatist and poet.
Félix-Henri Bataille (b. April 4, 1872 in Nîmes, France, d. March 2, 1922 in Rueil-Malmaison) was a French dramatist and poet.
Henry de Montherlant
Henry de Montherlant or Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant was a French essayist, novelist and one of the leading French dramatists of the twentieth century.
Henry de Montherlant or Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant was a French essayist, novelist and one of the leading French dramatists of the twentieth century.
Henry Monnier
Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (7 June 1799, Paris - 3 January 1877) was a French playwright, caricaturist and actor.
Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (7 June 1799, Paris - 3 January 1877) was a French playwright, caricaturist and actor.
Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière
Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière (Le Loroux-Bottereau, 1610 - Paris, 4 June 1663) was a French physician, man of letters and dramatist.
Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière (Le Loroux-Bottereau, 1610 - Paris, 4 June 1663) was a French physician, man of letters and dramatist.
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as "marquis de Racan", although he never held this title) (5 February 1589 - 21 January 1670) was a French aristocrat, soldier, p...
Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as "marquis de Racan", although he never held this title) (5 February 1589 - 21 January 1670) was a French aristocrat, soldier, p...
Hélène van Zuylen
Baroness Hélène van Zuylen van Nijevelt or Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt de Haar, née Rothschild, was a French socialite, authoress, a sporting figure in Parisian life and a member of ...
Baroness Hélène van Zuylen van Nijevelt or Hélène de Zuylen de Nyevelt de Haar, née Rothschild, was a French socialite, authoress, a sporting figure in Parisian life and a member of ...
Ina Césaire
Ina Césaire is a Martinican playwright.
Ina Césaire is a Martinican playwright.
Jacques Audiberti
Jacques Audiberti (March 25, 1899 – July 9, 1965) was a French playwright, poet and novelist and exponent of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Jacques Audiberti (March 25, 1899 – July 9, 1965) was a French playwright, poet and novelist and exponent of the Theatre of the Absurd.
Jacques Bins, comte de Saint-Victor
Jacques-Maximilien Benjamin Bins, comte de Saint-Victor, a French poet and man of letters.
Jacques-Maximilien Benjamin Bins, comte de Saint-Victor, a French poet and man of letters.
Jacques Grévin
Jacques Grévin (c. 1539 – November 1570) was a French dramatist.
Jacques Grévin (c. 1539 – November 1570) was a French dramatist.
Jacques Pradon
Jacques Pradon, often called Nicolas Pradon, (1632 - 14 January 1698) was a French playwright.
Jacques Pradon, often called Nicolas Pradon, (1632 - 14 January 1698) was a French playwright.
Jacques-François Ancelot
Jacques-Arsène-Polycarpe-François Ancelot (January 9, 1794 – 1854) was a French dramatist and litterateur.
Jacques-Arsène-Polycarpe-François Ancelot (January 9, 1794 – 1854) was a French dramatist and litterateur.
Jean Aicard
Jean François Victor Aicard (February 4, 1848 – May 13, 1921) was a French poet, dramatist and novelist.
Jean François Victor Aicard (February 4, 1848 – May 13, 1921) was a French poet, dramatist and novelist.
Jean Anouilh
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades.
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades.
Jean Armand Charlemagne
Jean Armand Charlemagne (born Bourget (Seine) 30 November 1753 - died Paris 6 March 1838) was a French dramatic author.
Jean Armand Charlemagne (born Bourget (Seine) 30 November 1753 - died Paris 6 March 1838) was a French dramatic author.
Jean Audureau
Jean Audureau was a French writer and playwright known for the whimsey of his work.
Jean Audureau was a French writer and playwright known for the whimsey of his work.
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Jean Desmarets
Jean Desmarets, Sieur de Saint-Sorlin (1595 – 28 October 1676) was a French writer and dramatist.
Jean Desmarets, Sieur de Saint-Sorlin (1595 – 28 October 1676) was a French writer and dramatist.
Jean Donneau de Visé
Jean Donneau de Visé (1638, Paris - 1710) was a French journalist, royal historian ("historiographe du roi"), playwright and publicist.
Jean Donneau de Visé (1638, Paris - 1710) was a French journalist, royal historian ("historiographe du roi"), playwright and publicist.
Jean Galbert de Campistron
Jean Galbert de Campistron was a French dramatist Campistron was born in Toulouse, France to a noble family.
Jean Galbert de Campistron was a French dramatist Campistron was born in Toulouse, France to a noble family.
Jean Genet
Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.
Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist.
Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (October 29, 1882 – January 31, 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (October 29, 1882 – January 31, 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.
Jean Magnon
Jean Magnon (died 1662) was a French playwright.
Jean Magnon (died 1662) was a French playwright.
Jean Mairet
Jean (de) Mairet (May 10, 1604 – January 31, 1686) was a classical French dramatist who wrote both tragedies and comedies.
Jean (de) Mairet (May 10, 1604 – January 31, 1686) was a classical French dramatist who wrote both tragedies and comedies.
Jean Monnet (director)
Jean Monnet (Condrieu, Rhône 7 September 1703 - Paris, 1785) was a French theatre impresario and writer.
Jean Monnet (Condrieu, Rhône 7 September 1703 - Paris, 1785) was a French theatre impresario and writer.
Jean Ogier de Gombauld
Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet.
Jean Ogier de Gombauld was a French playwright and poet.
Jean Palaprat
Jean Palaprat (May 1650 – October 4, 1721), was a French lawyer and playwright.
Jean Palaprat (May 1650 – October 4, 1721), was a French lawyer and playwright.
Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille
Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille (May 3, 1813 – November 24, 1868) was a French novelist and playwright.
Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille (May 3, 1813 – November 24, 1868) was a French novelist and playwright.
Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter.
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter.
Jean Puget de la Serre
Jean Puget de la Serre (15 November 1594 – July 1665) was a French author and dramatist.
Jean Puget de la Serre (15 November 1594 – July 1665) was a French author and dramatist.
Jean Racine
Jean Racine, baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine, was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, and an important literary figure in the Western tradition.
Jean Racine, baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine, was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, and an important literary figure in the Western tradition.
Jean Tardieu
Jean Tardieu (born in Saint-Germain-de-Joux, Ain, November 1, 1903, died in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, January 27, 1995) was a French artist, musician, poet and dramatic author.
Jean Tardieu (born in Saint-Germain-de-Joux, Ain, November 1, 1903, died in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, January 27, 1995) was a French artist, musician, poet and dramatic author.
Jean-Antoine-Marie Monperlier
Jean-Antoine-Marie Monperlier, (31 June 1788, Lyon – 23 March 1819, Paris) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist.
Jean-Antoine-Marie Monperlier, (31 June 1788, Lyon – 23 March 1819, Paris) was a French poet, playwright, and librettist.
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai (12 June 1760 – 25 August 1797) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat.
Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai (12 June 1760 – 25 August 1797) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician, and diplomat.
Jean-Baptiste Radet
Jean-Baptiste Radet (20 January 1752, Dijon - 17 March 1830, Paris) was a French vaudevillist.
Jean-Baptiste Radet (20 January 1752, Dijon - 17 March 1830, Paris) was a French vaudevillist.
Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun
Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun (1686, Angoulême - 16 February 1775, Angoulême) was a French dramatist and a member of the Académie française.
Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Châteaubrun (1686, Angoulême - 16 February 1775, Angoulême) was a French dramatist and a member of the Académie française.
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (August 29, 1709, Amiens – June 16, 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert.
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (August 29, 1709, Amiens – June 16, 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert.
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Jean-Claude Grumberg is a French writer of children's books and a playwright.
Jean-Claude Grumberg is a French writer of children's books and a playwright.
Jean-François Bayard
Jean-François Alfred Bayard (17 March 1796, Charolles, Saône-et-Loire - 20 February 1853, Paris) was a French playwright.
Jean-François Alfred Bayard (17 March 1796, Charolles, Saône-et-Loire - 20 February 1853, Paris) was a French playwright.
Jean-François Cailhava de L'Estandoux
Jean-François Cailhava de L'Estandoux (28 April 1731, Estandoux, Toulouse - 26 June 1813, Paris was a French dramatist, poet and critic.
Jean-François Cailhava de L'Estandoux (28 April 1731, Estandoux, Toulouse - 26 June 1813, Paris was a French dramatist, poet and critic.
Jean-François de La Harpe
Jean-François de La Harpe (November 20, 1739 – February 11, 1803) was a French playwright, writer and critic.
Jean-François de La Harpe (November 20, 1739 – February 11, 1803) was a French playwright, writer and critic.
Jean-François Marmontel
Jean-François Marmontel was a French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement.
Jean-François Marmontel was a French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement.
Jean-François Regnard
Jean-François Regnard (7 February 1655 – 4 September 1709), "the most distinguished, after Molière, of the comic poets of the seventeenth century", was a dramatist, born in Paris, who is equally...
Jean-François Regnard (7 February 1655 – 4 September 1709), "the most distinguished, after Molière, of the comic poets of the seventeenth century", was a dramatist, born in Paris, who is equally...
Jean-François Roger (1776-1842)
Jean-François Roger, sometimes called François Roger (April 17, 1776, Langres - March 1, 1842), was a French politician, journalist, poet and dramatic author.
Jean-François Roger, sometimes called François Roger (April 17, 1776, Langres - March 1, 1842), was a French politician, journalist, poet and dramatic author.
Jean-François Roger (1776–1842)
Jean-François Roger, sometimes called François Roger (April 17, 1776, Langres - March 1, 1842), was a French politician, journalist, poet and dramatic author.
Jean-François Roger, sometimes called François Roger (April 17, 1776, Langres - March 1, 1842), was a French politician, journalist, poet and dramatic author.
Jean-Jacques Bernard
Jean-Jacques Bernard was a French playwright and the chief representative of what became known as l’école du silence or, as some critics called it, the art of the unexpressed, in which t...
Jean-Jacques Bernard was a French playwright and the chief representative of what became known as l’école du silence or, as some critics called it, the art of the unexpressed, in which t...
Jean-Louis Laya
Jean-Louis Laya was a French dramatist born in Paris.
Jean-Louis Laya was a French dramatist born in Paris.
Jean-Marie Besset
Jean-Marie Besset is considered one of France's most mportant contemporary playwrights, translators and theater directors.
Jean-Marie Besset is considered one of France's most mportant contemporary playwrights, translators and theater directors.
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (19 June 1749 – 8 June 1796) was a French actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary.
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois (19 June 1749 – 8 June 1796) was a French actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary.
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution.
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly was a French playwright, librettist, children's writer, and politician of the French Revolution.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Pierre Sarrazac
Jean-Pierre Sarrazac (born 1946) is a French dramatic actor, a comedy formatter and a drama theoretic in theatre.
Jean-Pierre Sarrazac (born 1946) is a French dramatic actor, a comedy formatter and a drama theoretic in theatre.
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet was a French politician, playwright and poet.
Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet was a French politician, playwright and poet.
Jean-Richard Bloch
Jean-Richard Bloch was a French writer.
Jean-Richard Bloch was a French writer.
Joseph Fiévée
Joseph Fiévée (April 9, 1767, Paris - May 9, 1839, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, essayist, playwright, civil servant (haut fonctionnaire) and secret agent.
Joseph Fiévée (April 9, 1767, Paris - May 9, 1839, Paris) was a French journalist, novelist, essayist, playwright, civil servant (haut fonctionnaire) and secret agent.
Joseph Isidore Samson
Joseph Isidore Samson (July 2, 1793 - March 28, 1871) was a French actor and playwright.
Joseph Isidore Samson (July 2, 1793 - March 28, 1871) was a French actor and playwright.
Joseph Patrat
Joseph Patrat or Patras (7 May 1733, Arles - 4 June 1801, Paris) was a French actor and plawright.
Joseph Patrat or Patras (7 May 1733, Arles - 4 June 1801, Paris) was a French actor and plawright.
Joseph-François Duché de Vancy
Joseph-François Duché de Vancy (29 October 1668, Paris - 14 December 1704) was a French playwright.
Joseph-François Duché de Vancy (29 October 1668, Paris - 14 December 1704) was a French playwright.
Jules Adenis
Jules Adenis (1823–1900) was a French dramatist and opera librettist.
Jules Adenis (1823–1900) was a French dramatist and opera librettist.
Jules Henri Saiset
Jules Henri Saiset (July 11, 1925 – July 12, 1995) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist, and critic.
Jules Henri Saiset (July 11, 1925 – July 12, 1995) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist, and critic.
Jules Renard
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard (February 22, 1864 – May 22, 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte (Carrot Top) (...
Pierre-Jules Renard or Jules Renard (February 22, 1864 – May 22, 1910) was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte (Carrot Top) (...
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, French dramatist, was born and died in Paris.
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, French dramatist, was born and died in Paris.
Jules-Martial Regnault de Prémaray
Jules-Martial Regnault de Prémaray (11 June 1819, Pont-d'Armes - 11 June 1868) was a French author.
Jules-Martial Regnault de Prémaray (11 June 1819, Pont-d'Armes - 11 June 1868) was a French author.
Leon Xanrof
Leon Xanrof was a French playwright and songwriter, noted for writing the play The Prince Consort, which was used to create the 1929 film Parade d'amour.
Leon Xanrof was a French playwright and songwriter, noted for writing the play The Prince Consort, which was used to create the 1929 film Parade d'amour.
Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny
Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny (November 6, 1757 – December 17, 1811), French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Laon, Aisne.
Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny (November 6, 1757 – December 17, 1811), French dramatist and man of letters, was born at Laon, Aisne.
Louis Bouilhet
Louis Hyacinthe Bouilhet (27 May 1822 – 18 July 1869) was a French poet and dramatist.
Louis Hyacinthe Bouilhet (27 May 1822 – 18 July 1869) was a French poet and dramatist.
Louis Bruyas
Louis Bruyas (24 April 1738, Lyon - 14 June 1807, Friedland, now known as Pravdinsk, near Kaliningrad, Russia), stage and pen-name Bruyas, was a French actor and playwright.
Louis Bruyas (24 April 1738, Lyon - 14 June 1807, Friedland, now known as Pravdinsk, near Kaliningrad, Russia), stage and pen-name Bruyas, was a French actor and playwright.
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a French dramatist, painter, architect, set designer and author, and designer of one of the earliest examples of the F...
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a French dramatist, painter, architect, set designer and author, and designer of one of the earliest examples of the F...
Louis de Boissy
Louis de Boissy (26 November 1694, Vic-sur-Cère - 19 April 1758, Paris) was a French writer.
Louis de Boissy (26 November 1694, Vic-sur-Cère - 19 April 1758, Paris) was a French writer.
Louis de Cahusac
Louis de Cahusac (Montauban, 6 April 1706 – Paris, 22 June 1759) was a French playwright and librettist, most famous for his work with the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Louis de Cahusac (Montauban, 6 April 1706 – Paris, 22 June 1759) was a French playwright and librettist, most famous for his work with the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Louis de Gramont
Louis Ferdinand de Gramont (1855 – 9 December 1912) was a French journalist, dramatist, and librettist.
Louis Ferdinand de Gramont (1855 – 9 December 1912) was a French journalist, dramatist, and librettist.
Louis Fuzelier
Louis Fuzelier was a French dramatic author who was born in Paris in 1672 and died in the same city on September 19, 1752.
Louis Fuzelier was a French dramatic author who was born in Paris in 1672 and died in the same city on September 19, 1752.
Louis Tiercelin
Louis Tiercelin (Rennes, 1849 - Paramé, 1915), was a French writer, poet and playwright associated with the Breton cultural renaissance of the early 20th century.
Louis Tiercelin (Rennes, 1849 - Paramé, 1915), was a French writer, poet and playwright associated with the Breton cultural renaissance of the early 20th century.
Louis Verneuil
Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (May 14, 1893 - November 3, 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor.
Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (May 14, 1893 - November 3, 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor.
Louis-Benoît Picard
Louis-Benoît Picard was a French playwright After having begun to study law, he first became an actor before producing his first play, Le Badinage dangereux, in 1789.
Louis-Benoît Picard was a French playwright After having begun to study law, he first became an actor before producing his first play, Le Badinage dangereux, in 1789.
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (6 June 1740 – 25 April 1814) was a French dramatist and writer.
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (6 June 1740 – 25 April 1814) was a French dramatist and writer.
Léon Laya
Léon Laya was a French playwright.
Léon Laya was a French playwright.
Marc Camoletti (playwright)
Marc Camoletti (November 16, 1923 – July 18, 2003) was a French playwright best known for his classic farce Boeing-Boeing.
Marc Camoletti (November 16, 1923 – July 18, 2003) was a French playwright best known for his classic farce Boeing-Boeing.
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author.
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author.
Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...
Marcel Achard was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...
Marcel Martinet
Marcel Martinet was a French poet, novelist and playwright.
Marcel Martinet was a French poet, novelist and playwright.
Marguerite de Navarre
Marguerite de Navarre (French: Marguerite d'Angoulême, Marguerite d'Alençon, Marguerite de Valois or Marguerite de France) (11 April 149221 December 1549), also known as Margu...
Marguerite de Navarre (French: Marguerite d'Angoulême, Marguerite d'Alençon, Marguerite de Valois or Marguerite de France) (11 April 149221 December 1549), also known as Margu...
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu, born Marie-Catherine Desjardins and generally referred to as Madame de Villedieu was a French writer of plays, novels and short fiction.
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu, born Marie-Catherine Desjardins and generally referred to as Madame de Villedieu was a French writer of plays, novels and short fiction.
Marquis de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) ( Audio) was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his libertine sexuality...
Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) ( Audio) was a French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher, and writer famous for his libertine sexuality...
Maurice Léna
Maurice Léna was a French dramatist and librettist of the Parisian Belle Époque.
Maurice Léna was a French dramatist and librettist of the Parisian Belle Époque.
Maurice Rostand
Maurice Rostand (May 26, 1891 – February 21, 1968) was a French author, the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Ro...
Maurice Rostand (May 26, 1891 – February 21, 1968) was a French author, the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Ro...
Michel del Castillo
Michel del Castillo (born August 2, 1933, a.k.a. Michel Janicot del Castillo) is a French writer, born in Madrid.
Michel del Castillo (born August 2, 1933, a.k.a. Michel Janicot del Castillo) is a French writer, born in Madrid.
Michel Le Clerc
Michel Le Clerc (1622, Albi - 8 December 1691) was a French lawyer and dramatist.
Michel Le Clerc (1622, Albi - 8 December 1691) was a French lawyer and dramatist.
Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon
Michel-Paul Guy de Chabanon was a French violinist, composer and writer on music theory.
Michel-Paul Guy de Chabanon was a French violinist, composer and writer on music theory.
Michel Vinaver
Michel Vinaver (b. Paris, 1927) is a French writer and dramatist.
Michel Vinaver (b. Paris, 1927) is a French writer and dramatist.
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
Mélésville
Baron Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville, pen-name Mélésville, was a French dramatist.
Baron Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mélésville, pen-name Mélésville, was a French dramatist.
Narcisse Fournier
Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1809 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright.
Narcisse Louis Pierre Fournier (24 November 1809 – 24 April 1880) was a French journalist, novelist and playwright.
Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute (; July 18, 1900 – October 19, 1999) was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.
Nathalie Sarraute (; July 18, 1900 – October 19, 1999) was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.
Nestor Roqueplan
Louis-Victor-Nestor Roqueplan also sometimes spelled Rocoplan
Was a French journalist and theatre director.
Louis-Victor-Nestor Roqueplan also sometimes spelled Rocoplan
Was a French journalist and theatre director.
Nicolas Brazier
Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris - 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and Vaudeville playwright.
Nicolas Brazier (17 February 1783, Paris - 18 February 1838) was a French chansonnier and Vaudeville playwright.
Nicolas de Montreux
Nicolas de Montreux (c. 1561–1608) was a French nobleman, novelist, poet, translator and dramatist.
Nicolas de Montreux (c. 1561–1608) was a French nobleman, novelist, poet, translator and dramatist.
Nicolas La Grange
Nicolas La Grange (1707–1767) was a French playwright and translator, notable for his 1768 translation of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura and for several plays.
Nicolas La Grange (1707–1767) was a French playwright and translator, notable for his 1768 translation of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura and for several plays.
Octave Mirbeau
Octave Mirbeau was a French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appeali...
Octave Mirbeau was a French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, novelist, and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, while still appeali...
Odet de Turnèbe
Odet de Turnèbe (23 October 1552, Paris - 20 July 1581) was a French dramatist.
Odet de Turnèbe (23 October 1552, Paris - 20 July 1581) was a French dramatist.
Olivier Cadiot
Olivier Cadiot (born in Paris, 1956) is a French writer, poet, dramatist and translator.
Olivier Cadiot (born in Paris, 1956) is a French writer, poet, dramatist and translator.
Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges, born Marie Gouze, was a French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience.
Olympe de Gouges, born Marie Gouze, was a French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience.
Pascale Roze
Pascale Roze (born 1954 Saïgon, Vietnam) is a French playwright, and novelist.
Pascale Roze (born 1954 Saïgon, Vietnam) is a French playwright, and novelist.
Paul Bocage
Paul Auguste Tousez, known as Paul Bocage, (Paris, October 5, 1824–Paris, September 25, 1890) was a French librettist, novelist and dramatist.
Paul Auguste Tousez, known as Paul Bocage, (Paris, October 5, 1824–Paris, September 25, 1890) was a French librettist, novelist and dramatist.
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel.
Paul Claudel was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel.
Paul Ferrier
Paul Ferrier (March 29, 1843 - 1928), French dramatist, was born at Montpellier.
Paul Ferrier (March 29, 1843 - 1928), French dramatist, was born at Montpellier.
Paul Foucher
Paul-Henri Foucher (21 April 1810 – 24 January 1875) was a French playwright, theatre and music critic, political journalist, and novelist.
Paul-Henri Foucher (21 April 1810 – 24 January 1875) was a French playwright, theatre and music critic, political journalist, and novelist.
Paul Hervieu
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Hervieu was a French novelist and playwright.
Paul Meurice
Paul Meurice (5 February 1818, Paris - 11 December 1905, Paris) was a French novelist and playwright best known for his friendship with Victor Hugo.
Paul Meurice (5 February 1818, Paris - 11 December 1905, Paris) was a French novelist and playwright best known for his friendship with Victor Hugo.
Paul Verdier
Paul Verdier is a stage director, actor, and playwright, who also had a number of guest parts in American television.
Paul Verdier is a stage director, actor, and playwright, who also had a number of guest parts in American television.
Philippe de Rothschild
Baron Philippe de Rothschild (13 April 1902, Paris – 20 January 1988, Paris) was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a screenwriter and playwright...
Baron Philippe de Rothschild (13 April 1902, Paris – 20 January 1988, Paris) was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a screenwriter and playwright...
Philippe Gille
Philippe Gille (10 December 1831 - 19 March 1901) was a French dramatist and opera librettist.
Philippe Gille (10 December 1831 - 19 March 1901) was a French dramatist and opera librettist.
Philippe Hériat
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898, Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898, Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Philippe Néricault Destouches
Philippe Néricault Destouches (9 April 1680 – 4 July 1754) was a French dramatist.
Philippe Néricault Destouches (9 April 1680 – 4 July 1754) was a French dramatist.
Philippe Quinault
Philippe Quinault (3 June 1635 – 26 November 1688), French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris.
Philippe Quinault (3 June 1635 – 26 November 1688), French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris.
Philéas Lebesgue
Philéas Lebesgue was a French essayist and translator.
Philéas Lebesgue was a French essayist and translator.
Pierre Bardin
Pierre Bardin (1590 – 29 May 1635), born in Rouen, was a French philosopher and mathematician and Doctor of Letters.
Pierre Bardin (1590 – 29 May 1635), born in Rouen, was a French philosopher and mathematician and Doctor of Letters.
Pierre Beaumarchais
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright, watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary.
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright, watchmaker, inventor, musician, diplomat, fugitive, spy, publisher, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary.
Pierre Carmouche
Pierre-François-Adolphe Carmouche (9 April 1797, Lyon - December 1868) was a French playwright.
Pierre-François-Adolphe Carmouche (9 April 1797, Lyon - December 1868) was a French playwright.
Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille (6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.
Pierre Corneille (6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.
Pierre de Larivey
Pierre de Larivey (c. 1550 – 1612) was a French dramatist of Italian origin.
Pierre de Larivey (c. 1550 – 1612) was a French dramatist of Italian origin.
Pierre de Marivaux
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (February 4, 1688 – February 12, 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist.
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (February 4, 1688 – February 12, 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist.
Pierre du Ryer
Pierre du Ryer was a French dramatist.
Pierre du Ryer was a French dramatist.
Pierre Gringoire
Pierre Gringoire (1475? - 1538) was a popular French poet and playwright.
Pierre Gringoire (1475? - 1538) was a popular French poet and playwright.
Pierre Guyotat
Pierre Guyotat is a French writer.
Pierre Guyotat is a French writer.
Pierre Jean Baptiste Choudard Desforges
Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Choudard-Desforges (15 September 1746 – 13 August 1806) was a French dramatist and man of letters.
Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Choudard-Desforges (15 September 1746 – 13 August 1806) was a French dramatist and man of letters.
Pierre Joffroy
Pierre Joffroy (born 1929 in Lorraine, France ) is a French author, dramaturge and journalist who writes for Paris Match, Libération and L'Express.
Pierre Joffroy (born 1929 in Lorraine, France ) is a French author, dramaturge and journalist who writes for Paris Match, Libération and L'Express.
Pierre Laujon
Pierre Laujon (13 January 1727, Paris - 13 July 1811, Paris) was a French playwright and chansonnier.
Pierre Laujon (13 January 1727, Paris - 13 July 1811, Paris) was a French playwright and chansonnier.
Pierre Matthieu
Pierre Matthieu (Pesmes in the Haute-Saône, 1563 - Toulouse, 1621) was a French writer, poet, historian and dramatist.
Pierre Matthieu (Pesmes in the Haute-Saône, 1563 - Toulouse, 1621) was a French writer, poet, historian and dramatist.
Pierre Quillard
Pierre Quillard (born Paris, July 14, 1864 - died Neuilly-sur-Seine, February 4, 1912) was a French Symbolist poet, playwright, translator (from Greek), and journalist.
Pierre Quillard (born Paris, July 14, 1864 - died Neuilly-sur-Seine, February 4, 1912) was a French Symbolist poet, playwright, translator (from Greek), and journalist.
Pierre-Antoine-Augustin de Piis
Pierre-Antoine-Augustin (17 September 1755, Paris – 22 May 1832, Paris), chevalier de Piis was a French dramatist and man of letters.
Pierre-Antoine-Augustin (17 September 1755, Paris – 22 May 1832, Paris), chevalier de Piis was a French dramatist and man of letters.
Pierre-François Godard de Beauchamps
Pierre-François Godard de Beauchamps, born in 1689 in Paris, where he died on March 12, 1761, was a playwright, theater historian, libertine novelist and French translator.
Pierre-François Godard de Beauchamps, born in 1689 in Paris, where he died on March 12, 1761, was a playwright, theater historian, libertine novelist and French translator.
Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy
Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy or Dormont De Belloy was a French dramatist and actor.
Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy or Dormont De Belloy was a French dramatist and actor.
Pierre-Louis Moline
Pierre-Louis Moline was a prolific French dramatist, poet and librettist.
Pierre-Louis Moline was a prolific French dramatist, poet and librettist.
Pierre-Yves Barré
Pierre-Yves Barré(17 April 1749, Paris - 2 May 1832, Paris) was a French vaudevillist and song-writer.
Pierre-Yves Barré(17 April 1749, Paris - 2 May 1832, Paris) was a French vaudevillist and song-writer.
Rachilde
Rachilde was the nom de plume of Marguerite Vallette-Eymery, a French author who was born February 11, 1860 near Périgueux, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France during the Second French Empire, and d...
Rachilde was the nom de plume of Marguerite Vallette-Eymery, a French author who was born February 11, 1860 near Périgueux, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France during the Second French Empire, and d...
René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt
René Charles Guilbert de Pixerécourt (22 January 1773 – 27 July 1844) was a French theatre director and playwright, active at the Théâtre de la Gaîté and best known for his modern melodram...
René Charles Guilbert de Pixerécourt (22 January 1773 – 27 July 1844) was a French theatre director and playwright, active at the Théâtre de la Gaîté and best known for his modern melodram...
Robert Thomas (director)
Robert Thomas (28 September 1927, Gap, Hautes-Alpes –3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director.
Robert Thomas (28 September 1927, Gap, Hautes-Alpes –3 January 1989) was a French writer, actor and film director.
Roger de Beauvoir
Roger de Beauvoir (November 8, 1806, Paris – August 27, 1866) was the pen name of French Romantic novelist and playwright Eugène Auguste Roger de Bully (sometimes reported as Édouard Roger...
Roger de Beauvoir (November 8, 1806, Paris – August 27, 1866) was the pen name of French Romantic novelist and playwright Eugène Auguste Roger de Bully (sometimes reported as Édouard Roger...
Roger Vitrac
Roger Vitrac was a French surrealist playwright and poet.
Roger Vitrac was a French surrealist playwright and poet.
Roland Topor
Roland Topor (January 7, 1938 – April 16, 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work.
Roland Topor (January 7, 1938 – April 16, 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work.
Romain Rolland
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Rolland was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.
Romain Weingarten
Romain Weingarten (5 December 1926—13 July 2006) is a French playwright.
Romain Weingarten (5 December 1926—13 July 2006) is a French playwright.
Rosemonde Gérard
Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard (5 April 1871, Paris – 5 April 1953, Paris) was a French poet and playwright.
Louise-Rose-Étiennette Gérard, known as Rosemonde Gérard (5 April 1871, Paris – 5 April 1953, Paris) was a French poet and playwright.
Régine Deforges
Régine Deforges (born 15 August 1935) is a French author, editor, director, and playwright.
Régine Deforges (born 15 August 1935) is a French author, editor, director, and playwright.
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges (Sacha) Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.
Alexandre-Pierre Georges (Sacha) Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.
Samuel Chappuzeau
Samuel Chappuzeau was a French scholar, author, poet and playwright whose best-known work today is Le Théâtre François, a description of French Theatre in the 17th century.
Samuel Chappuzeau was a French scholar, author, poet and playwright whose best-known work today is Le Théâtre François, a description of French Theatre in the 17th century.
Serge Lamothe
Serge Lamothe is a French writer.
Serge Lamothe is a French writer.
Simon-Joseph Pellegrin
The abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin (1663 – 5 September 1745) was a French poet and playwright, a librettist who collaborated with Jean-Philippe Rameau and other composers.
The abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin (1663 – 5 September 1745) was a French poet and playwright, a librettist who collaborated with Jean-Philippe Rameau and other composers.
Thierry Maulnier
Thierry Maulnier was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic.
Thierry Maulnier was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic.
Thomas Hales (dramatist)
Thomas Hales (c. 1740 – 27 December 1780) was a British-born French dramatist and librettist.
Thomas Hales (c. 1740 – 27 December 1780) was a British-born French dramatist and librettist.
Thomas-Simon Gueullette
Thomas-Simon Gueullette (2 June 1683, Paris - 2 December 1766, Charenton) was a French lawyer, playwright, scholar and man of letters, who also wrote fairy tales and works on the theatre itself.
Thomas-Simon Gueullette (2 June 1683, Paris - 2 December 1766, Charenton) was a French lawyer, playwright, scholar and man of letters, who also wrote fairy tales and works on the theatre itself.
Théophile de Viau
Théophile de Viau (1590 – 25 September 1626) was a French Baroque poet and dramatist.
Théophile de Viau (1590 – 25 September 1626) was a French Baroque poet and dramatist.
Théophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, art critic and literary critic.
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, art critic and literary critic.
Théophile Marion Dumersan
Théophile Marion Dumersan (4 January 1780, Plou, Cher - 13 April 1849, Paris) was a French writer of plays, vaudevilles, poetry, novels, chanson collections, librettos, and novels, as well as a ...
Théophile Marion Dumersan (4 January 1780, Plou, Cher - 13 April 1849, Paris) was a French writer of plays, vaudevilles, poetry, novels, chanson collections, librettos, and novels, as well as a ...
Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Tristan Tzara (; ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S. Samyro; – December 25, 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist.
Ursule Molinaro
Ursule Molinaro was a prolific novelist, playwright, translator and visual artist, the author of 12 novels, two collections of short prose works, innumerable short stories for literary magazines...
Ursule Molinaro was a prolific novelist, playwright, translator and visual artist, the author of 12 novels, two collections of short prose works, innumerable short stories for literary magazines...
Victor Henri Joseph Brahain Ducange
Victor Henri-Joseph Brahain du Cange (or Ducange) (November 24, 1783 – October 15, 1833) was a French novelist and dramatist, born at the Hague, where his father was secretary to the Frenc...
Victor Henri-Joseph Brahain du Cange (or Ducange) (November 24, 1783 – October 15, 1833) was a French novelist and dramatist, born at the Hague, where his father was secretary to the Frenc...
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victor Séjour
Juan Victor Séjour Marcou et Ferrand was an American expatriate writer who worked in France.
Juan Victor Séjour Marcou et Ferrand was an American expatriate writer who worked in France.
Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy
Victor-Joseph Étienne called de Jouy (19 October 1764 – 4 September 1846), French dramatist, who abandoned an early military career for a successful literary one.
Victor-Joseph Étienne called de Jouy (19 October 1764 – 4 September 1846), French dramatist, who abandoned an early military career for a successful literary one.
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit...
François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit...
William Bertrand Busnach
William Bertrand Busnach (7 March 1832, Paris - 20 January 1907, Paris) was a French dramatist.
William Bertrand Busnach (7 March 1832, Paris - 20 January 1907, Paris) was a French dramatist.
Yasmina Reza
Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959 or 1960 in Paris) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.
Yasmina Reza (born 1 May 1959 or 1960 in Paris) is a French playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter best known for her plays Art and God of Carnage.
Yvan Goll
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange, was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German.
Yvan Goll, born Isaac Lange, was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German.
Zacharie Jacob
Zacharie Jacob (died 1667), known as Montfleury, was a famed French actor and playwright of the 17th century.
Zacharie Jacob (died 1667), known as Montfleury, was a famed French actor and playwright of the 17th century.
Édouard Blau
Édouard Blau, born Blois 30 May 1836, died Paris, 7 January 1906) was a French dramatist and opera librettist.
Édouard Blau, born Blois 30 May 1836, died Paris, 7 January 1906) was a French dramatist and opera librettist.
Édouard Bourdet
Édouard Bourdet (26 October 1887 – 17 January 1945) was a French playwright.
Édouard Bourdet (26 October 1887 – 17 January 1945) was a French playwright.
Édouard Schuré
Eduard (Édouard) Schuré (January 21, in Strasbourg 1841 – April 7, 1929 in Paris) was a French philosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist of esoteric literature.
Eduard (Édouard) Schuré (January 21, in Strasbourg 1841 – April 7, 1929 in Paris) was a French philosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist of esoteric literature.
Émile Augier
Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Émile de Najac
Comte Émile de Najac (born Lorient December 1828, died Paris April 1899) was a French librettist.
Comte Émile de Najac (born Lorient December 1828, died Paris April 1899) was a French librettist.
Émile Fabre
Émile Fabre (March 24, 1869) in Metz, France – September 25, 1955 in Paris) was a French dramatic author and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from December 2, 1915 to October 15, 1936.
Émile Fabre (March 24, 1869) in Metz, France – September 25, 1955 in Paris) was a French dramatic author and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from December 2, 1915 to October 15, 1936.
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.
Étienne Aignan
Étienne Aignan was a French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright born in Beaugency, Loiret.
Étienne Aignan was a French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright born in Beaugency, Loiret.
Étienne Arago
Étienne Arago was a French writer and politician, and co-founder of the newspaper Le Figaro.
Étienne Arago was a French writer and politician, and co-founder of the newspaper Le Figaro.
Étienne Jodelle
Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin, French dramatist and poet, was born in Paris of a noble family.
Étienne Jodelle, seigneur de Limodin, French dramatist and poet, was born in Paris of a noble family.
Étienne Vigée
Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Vigée (2 December 1758 – 8 August 1820) was a French playwright and man of letters.
Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Vigée (2 December 1758 – 8 August 1820) was a French playwright and man of letters.