Roger Vitrac (French: [vitÊ ak]; 1899 â€" 1952) was a French
surrealist playwright and poet.Roger Vitrac was born in Pinsac on 17
November 1899, before his family moved to Paris in 1910.[1]:527 As a
young man, he was influenced by the period's theatre and poetry, in
particular the works of Lautréamont and Alfred Jarry.[1]:527 In the
late 1920s he married Kitty Cannell, a dancer and actress who
performed at the Provincetown Playhouse.[2]:265In 1919 he published
his first collection of poems, Le Faune noir.[3]During his
three-year-long military service, he was introduced to Dadaist
performances in Paris. He became interested in the movement and 'took
to distributing Dada manifestos in the barracks'.[4]:358 He also
'presented a play in Dadaistic character' entitled La Fenêtre Vorace,
which has since been lost.[4]:358 It was during this time that he met
Marcel Arland, François Baron, Georges Limbour and René Crevel, and
founded the literary revue, Aventure.[1]:527
surrealist playwright and poet.Roger Vitrac was born in Pinsac on 17
November 1899, before his family moved to Paris in 1910.[1]:527 As a
young man, he was influenced by the period's theatre and poetry, in
particular the works of Lautréamont and Alfred Jarry.[1]:527 In the
late 1920s he married Kitty Cannell, a dancer and actress who
performed at the Provincetown Playhouse.[2]:265In 1919 he published
his first collection of poems, Le Faune noir.[3]During his
three-year-long military service, he was introduced to Dadaist
performances in Paris. He became interested in the movement and 'took
to distributing Dada manifestos in the barracks'.[4]:358 He also
'presented a play in Dadaistic character' entitled La Fenêtre Vorace,
which has since been lost.[4]:358 It was during this time that he met
Marcel Arland, François Baron, Georges Limbour and René Crevel, and
founded the literary revue, Aventure.[1]:527
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