Dugazon father
Pierre-Antoine Gourgaud , known as Dugazon father , is a Acteur French born with Paris the April 29th 1706 and died in Paris on March 1st 1774.
Patriarch of many a family of famous actors, Dugazon is to advise of Louis XIV out of buildings, the Highways Departments. He leaves his birthplace towards 1730 and embraces probably already the occupation of actor. He marries Marie-Catherine Dumay with Lille the November 18th 1734 and remains in this city until in 1739, except a two years stay to Brussels, as director of the Théâtre of the Currency. The December 11th 1739, it begins with the Comédie-Française but is not received there.
Of 1742 with 1749, it plays Marseilles where, in addition to its theatrical occupations, he is director of the hospitals of the army of Italy. Taking again its wandering life, he plays Bordeaux and Bayonne, then engages for Stuttgart in 1760. He still directs the theater of Montpellier during the season 1769 - 1770 and dies in Paris on March 1st 1774.
At least two of his/her children made career in the theater:
- Francoise-Rose Gourgaud, wife Vestris (1743 - 1804)
- Jean-Henri Gourgaud, known as Dugazon (1746 - 1809)
See too
- Family Dugazon