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Émile Fabre, 1914
Émile Fabre, 1914

Émile Fabre

French dramatist
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March 24, 1869, Metz, Fr.
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Sept. 25, 1955, Paris (aged 86)
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Émile Fabre (born March 24, 1869, Metz, Fr.—died Sept. 25, 1955, Paris) was a French playwright and administrator of the Comédie-Française (1915–36) who developed it into a vehicle for classical and contemporary repertory. The son of a stage manager, Fabre began writing and producing plays at the age of 13. Comme ils sont tous (1894; “As They All Are”) was his first success, followed by a series of popular political and social satires: L’Argent (1895; “Silver”), La Vie publique (1905), Les Ventres dorés (1905; “The Golden Bowels”), and Les Sauterelles (1911; “The Grasshoppers”), which attacked colonial administration. Other plays included ...(100 of 104 words)

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