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Lucien Besnard

Lucien Besnard

French playwright

Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872, Nonancourt – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic. He held a doctorate in law. He also studied Russian at the École des langues orientales.

Grave of Lucien Besnard at cimetière de Vaugirard, Paris.

The Académie Française awarded Lucien Besnard two prizes:

In 1932, he adapted in French The White Horse Inn, German operetta by Ralph Benatzky.

Lucien Besnard is buried at Vaugirard Cemetery 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

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