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French journalist, playwright and novelist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Félix Henri Duquesnel (2 July 1832 – 28 April 1915) was a French journalist, playwright and novelist.
Félix Duquesnel | |
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Born | Félix Henri Duquesnel 2 July 1832 Paris |
Died | 28 April 1915 82) Paris | (aged
Occupation(s) | Journalist Playwright Novelist |
He studied at the College Rollin, then at the Faculty of Law and was admitted to the bar which he quickly left to turn to journalism.
A journalist at L'Illustration, Je sais tout or Le Gaulois among other newspapers, Duquesne was theatre manager of the Théâtre de l'Odéon from 1866, of the Théâtre du Châtelet (with Émile Rochard) (1880-1882), then of the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin from 1884 to 1893. His plays were presented on the most significant Parisian stages of his time, including the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, the Théâtre du Vaudeville, and the Théâtre des Capucines.
He left an important correspondence with numerous personalities of the nineteenth century such as Émile Augier, Gustave Flaubert, Sainte-Beuve, Jules Sandeau, Adolphe d'Ennery, Xavier de Montépin, Jules Verne,[1] Alexandre Dumas, George Sand.
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