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Rostand, 1905
Rostand, 1905

Edmond Rostand

French dramatist
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Edmond Rostand (born April 1, 1868, Marseille, Franceā€”died Dec. 2, 1918, Paris) was a French dramatist of the period just before World War I whose plays provide a final, very belated example of Romantic drama in France. Rostandā€™s name is indissolubly linked with that of his most popular and enduring play, Cyrano de Bergerac. First performed in Paris in 1897, with the famous actor Constant Coquelin playing the lead, Cyrano made a great impression in...

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