Pierre Barillet (24 August 1923 â€" 8 January 2019)[1] was a French
playwright.[2]Barillet was born in Paris, France.[1] Passionate about
theatre since childhood, he wrote his first play, Les Héritiers, in
1945 after being a law student. It was followed by Les Amants de
Noël, performed at the Théâtre de Poche. He also worked as a radio
broadcaster, reading novels and plays with Agnès Capri. He first
experienced success in 1951 with Le Don d'Adèle, which he wrote along
with Jean-Pierre Gredy [fr]. The play was performed over a thousand
times.[citation needed] Over the next several decades, Barillet would
develop what he was most famous for, Boulevard theatre. Certain of his
plays were adapted to Broadway, including Fleur de cactus (Cactus
Flower, written by Abe Burrows) and Quarante carats (Forty Carats).In
the 1980s, Barillet appeared in television shows, including
Malesherbes, avocat du roi, and Condorcet.In the 1990s, he wrote
biographies, such as Les Seigneurs du rire, about Robert de Flers,
Gaston Arman de Caillavet, and Francis de Croisset. Quatre années
sans relâche was about theatrical life in France during their German
occupation in World War II. À la ville comme à la scène was an
autobiography about the years he spent writing and performing in
plays.
playwright.[2]Barillet was born in Paris, France.[1] Passionate about
theatre since childhood, he wrote his first play, Les Héritiers, in
1945 after being a law student. It was followed by Les Amants de
Noël, performed at the Théâtre de Poche. He also worked as a radio
broadcaster, reading novels and plays with Agnès Capri. He first
experienced success in 1951 with Le Don d'Adèle, which he wrote along
with Jean-Pierre Gredy [fr]. The play was performed over a thousand
times.[citation needed] Over the next several decades, Barillet would
develop what he was most famous for, Boulevard theatre. Certain of his
plays were adapted to Broadway, including Fleur de cactus (Cactus
Flower, written by Abe Burrows) and Quarante carats (Forty Carats).In
the 1980s, Barillet appeared in television shows, including
Malesherbes, avocat du roi, and Condorcet.In the 1990s, he wrote
biographies, such as Les Seigneurs du rire, about Robert de Flers,
Gaston Arman de Caillavet, and Francis de Croisset. Quatre années
sans relâche was about theatrical life in France during their German
occupation in World War II. À la ville comme à la scène was an
autobiography about the years he spent writing and performing in
plays.
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