Pierre Adrien Decourcelle (25 January 1856 - 10 October 1926) was a
French writer and playwright.Pierre Adrien Decourcelle was born in
Paris on 25 January 1856. His father, Adrien Decourcelle, and his
uncle, Adolphe d'Ennery, were both authors. He attended the Lycée
Henri-IV, then worked as a merchant and stockbroker before starting to
write plays.Decourcelle's first effort, Le Grain de beauté (The
Beauty Mark) premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell on 27
March 1880. In 1882 he wrote the drama L'As de trèfle (The Ace of
Clubs) for Sarah Bernhardt, who performed it at the Théâtre de
l'Ambigu. From the 1880s onward he created many comedies, opera
libretti and adaptations of novels for the stage.[citation needed]
Decourcelle and Léopold Lacour made a play from Paul Bourget's
Mensonges, which was first performed on 18 April 1889. Bourget also
collaborated with Decourcelle in their adaptation of Idylle tragique
for the stage.[1] In October 1897 Decourcelle's French version of
William Gillette's play Secret Service was put on by the Theatre
Renaissance in Paris.[2]Decourcelle also worked as a journalist for Le
Gaulois under the pseudonyms "Choufleuri" and "Valentin".[citation
needed] He was a prolific author, turning out cheap novels for the
juvenile market.[3] Decourcelle's romans revanchard became popular.
These were nationalistic and conservative novels that called for
revenge for the loss of Alsace-Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War of
1870.[4] His novel Les Deux Gosses (1880) was his most successful.[5]
It was adapted for the cinema by several directors.
French writer and playwright.Pierre Adrien Decourcelle was born in
Paris on 25 January 1856. His father, Adrien Decourcelle, and his
uncle, Adolphe d'Ennery, were both authors. He attended the Lycée
Henri-IV, then worked as a merchant and stockbroker before starting to
write plays.Decourcelle's first effort, Le Grain de beauté (The
Beauty Mark) premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell on 27
March 1880. In 1882 he wrote the drama L'As de trèfle (The Ace of
Clubs) for Sarah Bernhardt, who performed it at the Théâtre de
l'Ambigu. From the 1880s onward he created many comedies, opera
libretti and adaptations of novels for the stage.[citation needed]
Decourcelle and Léopold Lacour made a play from Paul Bourget's
Mensonges, which was first performed on 18 April 1889. Bourget also
collaborated with Decourcelle in their adaptation of Idylle tragique
for the stage.[1] In October 1897 Decourcelle's French version of
William Gillette's play Secret Service was put on by the Theatre
Renaissance in Paris.[2]Decourcelle also worked as a journalist for Le
Gaulois under the pseudonyms "Choufleuri" and "Valentin".[citation
needed] He was a prolific author, turning out cheap novels for the
juvenile market.[3] Decourcelle's romans revanchard became popular.
These were nationalistic and conservative novels that called for
revenge for the loss of Alsace-Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War of
1870.[4] His novel Les Deux Gosses (1880) was his most successful.[5]
It was adapted for the cinema by several directors.
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