Jean de Létraz


Jean de Létraz, pen name of Jean Félix Deletraz, was a French playwright, spécialising in vaudeville, who authored nearly 118 plays, among which the most famous is Bichon written in 1935.

Biography

His first of more than 100 plays was Opium, a one-act play starring Sarah Bernhardt during World War I. As well as Bichon, other popular plays of his included On demande un ménage, Descendez, on vous demande, Moumou and La Fessée. He was also a screenwriter and a dialoguist. A good number of his plays have been adapted to film.
From 1942 until his death, he was managing director of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal where he directed both his own plays and others. He was also a vice-president of a Paris theatre managers' organization.
His wife, Simone, took over the managing of the theatre up to 1965 and staged some of his posthumous works.

Novels

  • Nicole s'éveille
  • Nicole s'égare
  • Un homme... deux femmes
  • Douze Nuits d'amour
  • Nicole s'abrite
  • Un couple passa...
  • La jeune fille et les amants
  • ''...tu m'aimes?''

    Works in the theatre

Adapted

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