Georges Feydeau

See also: Feydeau (homonymy)

Georges Feydeau , born with Paris the December 8th 1862 and died in Rueil-Malmaison the June 5th 1921, is a French, known dramatic author for its very many light comedies.

Biography

He is the son of Léocadie Bogaslawa Zelewska and supposed of the writer Ernest Feydeau. One thinks it in fact the son either of Napoleon III, or, according to an opinion more commonly allowed, of his half-brother, the duke of Morny, itself wire naturalness of the count de Flahaut, itself wire illegitimate supposed of Talleyrand (V. Famille of Talleyrand-Périgord).

Very young person, Georges Feydeau neglects his studies to devote himself to the theater. Its first part, By the window , is played for the first time in 1882, whereas it is 19 years old. Its first large part, Ladies' tailor , which is extremely well accommodated in 1886 with the Théâtre of the Rebirth, is worth to him the encouragements of Labiche. It Marie on October 14th 1889 with Marie-Anne Carolus-Duran, girl of the painter Carolus-Duran. This love match will show a failure, not without him to give a girl and three wire:

  • German (born on October 18th 1890);

  • Jacques (born on April 16th 1892);
  • Michel (born on March 13rd 1900), father of the actor Alain Feydeau;
  • Jean-Pierre (born on April 30th 1903).

The dedication comes in 1892 with the parts Mister drives out , Champignol in spite of him and the System Ribadier . Feydeau renews the kind of the light comedy by a thorough study of the characters. He makes fun in particular of the mediocrity of the middle-class existences, which he turns into ridiculous.

He completes his existence at the 58 years age, after being interned two years in a private hospital to Rueil-Malmaison for mental health disorders which had with the Syphilis.

Theater

See also the category Plays of Feydeau

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