Maurice Donnay

Maurice Donnay (born October 12, 1859, Paris, France—died March 31, 1945, Paris) was a French playwright whose dramas deal with love and adultery, social problems, and the manners of his time. Donnay was born into a wealthy family and originally trained to be a civil engineer. His dramatic career began with monologues written for the literary cabaret Le Chat-Noir. He made his name in the theatre with Amants (1895; “Lovers”), one of his best plays...