Armand Salacrou
Encyclopedia
Armand Camille Salacrou was a French
dramatist.
He was born in Rouen
, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre
, and moved to Paris
in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surrealists.
He was the owner of a profitable advertising firm, but sold it in order to devote his time to writing plays. Encouraged by Charles Dullin
, he wrote in a wide range of styles and enjoyed great success from the mid 1930s. His later work is usually grouped with that of the Existentialists.
He was a member of the Académie Goncourt
, and a library in his home town is named after him.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
dramatist.
He was born in Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
, and moved to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surrealists.
He was the owner of a profitable advertising firm, but sold it in order to devote his time to writing plays. Encouraged by Charles Dullin
Charles Dullin
Charles Dullin was a French actor, theater manager and director.-Life:Dullin was a student of Jacques Copeau...
, he wrote in a wide range of styles and enjoyed great success from the mid 1930s. His later work is usually grouped with that of the Existentialists.
He was a member of the Académie Goncourt
Académie Goncourt
The Société littéraire des Goncourt , usually called the académie Goncourt , is a French literary organization based in Paris. It was founded by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt...
, and a library in his home town is named after him.
Plays
- 1923 : Magasin d'accessoires, Histoire de cirque, Le Casseur d'assiettes, Les Trente Tombes de Judas
- 1924 : La Boule de Verre
- 1925 : Le Pont de l'Europe
- 1925 : Tour à terre
- 1927 : Patchouli, ou Les Désordres de l'amour
- 1929 : Atlas-Hôtel, Les Frénétiques
- 1931 : La Vie en Rose
- 1933 : Une femme libre, Poof
- 1935 : L'Inconnue d'Arras
- 1936 : Un homme comme les autres
- 1937 : La terre est ronde
- 1939 : Histoire de rire
- 1941 : La Marguerite
- 1944 : Les Fiancés du Havre
- 1945 : Le Soldat et la sorcière
- 1946 : Les Nuits de la colère
- 1946 : L'Archipel Lenoir, ou Il ne faut pas toucher aux choses inutiles, Pourquoi pas moi?
- 1950 : Dieu le savait, ou la Vie n'est pas sérieuse
- 1952 : Sens Interdit, ou Les Âges de la Vie
- 1953 : Les Invités du Bon Dieu
- 1953 : Une femme trop honnête, ou Tout est dans la façon de le dire
- 1954 : Le Miroir
- 1959 : Boulevard Durand
- 1964 : Comme les Chardons
- 1966 : La Rue Noire