Michel Fagadau (born Mihai Făgădău, 1930â€" February 10, 2011) was
a Romanian-born French theater director and producer.Born in
Bucharest, his family had to leave Romania during the war due to his
father's antifascist activities. They ended up in the Orient, where
they stayed for two years, and where he started to learn English.[1]
After the war they settled in France. He took his Baccalauréat degree
there, and then went to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts. After only six months in London, he was hired by the
Royal Shakespeare Company, studying in parallel at the Royal Academy
of Dramatic Arts. When he graduated in 1957, he continued to work for
the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was the same company where directed
his first play, Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ by Marcel Achard.[2]In
1960, he was entrusted with the leadership of the "Théâtre de la
Gaîté Montparnasse" in Paris, a post he held until 1990. In 1994, he
became artistic director of the Comédie des Champs Elysée and Studio
des Champs-Elysée.[2]An admirer of Montgomery Clift and Elia Kazan,
he died in Paris on February 10, 2011.[2]
a Romanian-born French theater director and producer.Born in
Bucharest, his family had to leave Romania during the war due to his
father's antifascist activities. They ended up in the Orient, where
they stayed for two years, and where he started to learn English.[1]
After the war they settled in France. He took his Baccalauréat degree
there, and then went to London to study acting at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts. After only six months in London, he was hired by the
Royal Shakespeare Company, studying in parallel at the Royal Academy
of Dramatic Arts. When he graduated in 1957, he continued to work for
the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was the same company where directed
his first play, Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ by Marcel Achard.[2]In
1960, he was entrusted with the leadership of the "Théâtre de la
Gaîté Montparnasse" in Paris, a post he held until 1990. In 1994, he
became artistic director of the Comédie des Champs Elysée and Studio
des Champs-Elysée.[2]An admirer of Montgomery Clift and Elia Kazan,
he died in Paris on February 10, 2011.[2]
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