Jean-Baptiste de La Noue
Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La Noue was an 18th-century French actor and playwright.
Biography
He studied at collège d'Harcourt in Paris. After he made his debut as a comedian in Lyon around 1721 and directed the company of Rouen for six years, he joined the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1742 of which he became the 122nd sociétaire the same year. He retired in 1757.He composed about ten comedies, including Mahomet second parodied the same year by Charles-Simon Favart under the title Moulinet premier, Zélisca and La Coquette corrigée.