Lugné-Poe
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Aurélien-Marie Lugné[1] (27 December 1869 – 19 June 1940), known by his stage and pen name Lugné-Poe,[2] was a French actor, theatre director, and scenic designer. He founded the landmark Paris theatre company, the Théâtre de l'Œuvre,[3] which produced experimental work by French Symbolist writers and painters at the end of the nineteenth century.[4] Like his contemporary, theatre pioneer André Antoine, he gave the French premieres of works by the leading Scandinavian playwrights Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.[5]
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Born | Aurélien Marie Lugné (1869-12-27)27 December 1869 |
Died | 19 June 1940(1940-06-19) (aged 70) |
Education | Paris Conservatoire (1889–1891) |
Known for | Theatre Director, Designer |
Movement | Symbolism |
Spouse | Suzanne Desprès |
Awards | Officier, Lègion d'Honneur |
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