Lucien Besnard
Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872, Nonancourt – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic. He held a doctorate in law and was graduated in Russian from the École des langues orientales.
The Académie Française awarded Lucien Besnard two prizes:
- 1926: the Prix Émile Augier for L’homme qui n’est plus de ce monde
- 1928: the Prix Toirac for Le cœur partagé
In 1932, he adapted in French The White Horse Inn, German operetta by Ralph Benatzky.
Lucien Besnard is buried at
in Paris.Main plays[]
- 1896: Le Glas
- 1898: Papa Dollivet
- 1899: Les Chiens du maître
- 1900: La Fronde
- 1902: Le Domaine
- 1904: L'Affaire Grisel
- 1906: La Plus Amoureuse
- 1908: Mon ami Teddy
- 1909: Le Diable ermite
- 1910: La Folle enchère
- 1913: Je veux revoir ma Normandie
- 1924: L'homme qui n'est plus de ce monde
- 1926: Le Cœur partagé
- 1927: Dans l'hombre du harem
External links[]
- Lucien Besnard on data.bnf.fr
Categories:
- 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
- People from Eure
- 1872 births
- 1955 deaths