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- c. 1616, Paris
- Died:
- May 21, 1659, Paris
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Joseph Béjart
French actor
Joseph Béjart (born c. 1616, Paris—died May 21, 1659, Paris) was a French actor, a strolling player who later joined Molière’s first company, the Illustre-Théâtre. Accompanying Molière in his theatrical wanderings, Béjart created the parts of Lélie and Éraste in the playwright’s L’Étourdi (1653; The Blunderer) and Dépit amoureux (1654; The Amorous Quarrel), respectively.
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