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François Aman-Jean

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François Aman-Jean
Born14 September 1894
Died2 April 1986
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Writer, playwright

François Aman-Jean, real name François Henri Amand Jean, (14 Septembre 1894[1] – 2 April 1986) was a French writer and playwright.

Biography

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The son of the painter Edmond Aman-Jean, on 4 December 1916 in Paris he married Charlotte Simon, the daughter of the painter Lucien Simon, herself a painter, known under the name Charlotte Aman-Jean.

A captain in the French army, Aman-Jean served in Romania in 1918[2]

MD, surgeon by profession, he had a try at the Theater in 1949, but the creation of Jeanne la Folle by the Comédie-Française at the Théâtre de l'Odéon did not meet the expected success. However, he persevered with a one-act play at the Théâtre des Noctambules, four years later.

The sculptor Philippe Besnard made a bronze bust of him, displayed in 1913 at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-arts (SNBA).

Novels

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  • 1963 : Annie de Berck et Marie de Montreuil, chronique, Paris, Buchet/Chastel [fr]
  • 1965 : L'Ourson, Paris, Buchet-Chastel
  • 1979 : L'Enfant oublié : chronique, 1894–1905, Buchet-Chastel, Paris.

Theatre

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Television

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  • 1964 : Meneer Emile (Zaalwachter Vogels)

References

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  1. ^ Archives de Paris en ligne, acte de naissance, Paris 14, V4E 8249, vue 4/31, acte 1714
  2. ^ Le Temps 12 February 1918
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