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Also Known As Jean-Gustave Poiré
Born August 17, 1926 • Paris • France • France
Died March 14, 1992 (aged 65) • Paris
Notable Works “La Cage aux folles”
God of Carnage
Yasmina Reza
French dramatist, novelist, and actress
Antonin Artaud as Jean Massieu
Antonin Artaud
French author and actor
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Sacha Guitry
French dramatist
Jean Cocteau, 1939.
Jean Cocteau
French poet and artist
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Marcel Paul Pagnol
French author and director
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Marguerite Duras
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Dancourt, detail of an oil painting by Gabriel Gence, 1706; in the collection of the Comédie-Française, Paris
Florent Carton Dancourt
French author
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Bellecour
French playwright
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Pierre Gringore
French author
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Jason Miller
American actor and playwright
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor
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Robert Lepage
Canadian writer, director, designer, and actor
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Tyler Perry
American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, writer, and comedian
The Guru
Utpal Dutt
Indian actor, director, writer, playwright
Danai Gurira poses holding her Screen Actors Guild Award trophy, wearing a white feathered dress, at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
Danai Gurira
American actress
Tracy Letts wearing a tuxedo and glasses, smiling and holding his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, standing in front of a Tony Awards backdrop.
Tracy Letts
American actor and playwright
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor
Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Indian author, actor, and film director
Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
American writer and actress

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