Jean de Létraz, pen name of Jean Félix Deletraz, (23 February 1897 -
3 June 1954) was a French playwright, spécialising in vaudeville, who
authored nearly 118 plays, among which the most famous is Bichon
written in 1935.His first of more than 100 plays was Opium, a one-act
play starring Sarah Bernhardt during World War I.[1] As well as Bichon
(1935), other popular plays of his included On demande un ménage
(1942), Descendez, on vous demande (1946), Moumou (1944) and La
Fessée (1936).[1] He was also a screenwriter and a dialoguist. A good
number of his plays have been adapted to film.From 1942 until his
death, he was managing director of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal where
he directed both his own plays and others. He was also a
vice-president of a Paris theatre managers' organization.[1]His wife,
Simone,[2] took over the managing of the theatre up to 1965 and staged
some of his posthumous works.[3]
3 June 1954) was a French playwright, spécialising in vaudeville, who
authored nearly 118 plays, among which the most famous is Bichon
written in 1935.His first of more than 100 plays was Opium, a one-act
play starring Sarah Bernhardt during World War I.[1] As well as Bichon
(1935), other popular plays of his included On demande un ménage
(1942), Descendez, on vous demande (1946), Moumou (1944) and La
Fessée (1936).[1] He was also a screenwriter and a dialoguist. A good
number of his plays have been adapted to film.From 1942 until his
death, he was managing director of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal where
he directed both his own plays and others. He was also a
vice-president of a Paris theatre managers' organization.[1]His wife,
Simone,[2] took over the managing of the theatre up to 1965 and staged
some of his posthumous works.[3]
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