Édouard Martin

Édouard Martin, full name Édouard Joseph Martin, (19 July 1825 – 13 July 1866 ) was a 19th-century French playwright.

When he was a young dramatist and a friend of Edmond About and Théophile Gautier, Édouard Martin was known for the comedies he wrote in collaboration with Eugène Labiche, Albert Monnier and Paul Siraudin, during the Second French Empire.

Suffering from mental illness in 1864, he died at the municipal nursing home Dubois (today hôpital Fernand-Widal) 13 July 1866. At his burial at Saint-Denis on 14 July, it was Léon Gozlan who delivered his eulogy.

Works 1853: Collégiens, étudiants et mercadets pour rire 1855: Sous un parapluie, with Albert Monnier and Paul Siraudin 1859: Madame Absalon, with Paul Siraudin 1860: Jeune de cœur, with Émile de Najac 1863: La Fleur des braves, withavec Ernest Mouchelet

Plays written in collaboration with Labiche and/or Monnier

1852: L'Argent par les fenêtres 1852: Le Droit de visite 1855: Un oncle aux carottes 1856: As-tu tué le mandarin ? 1857: L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine 1857: Les Noces de Bouchencœur 1858: Chez une petite dame 1859: L'Amour, un fort volume, prix 3 F 50 c 1859: Les Petites Mains 1860: Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon 1860: Le Pantalon de Nessus 1861: Les Vivacités du capitaine Tic 1861: La Poudre aux yeux 1862: Le Bataillon de la Moselle 1862: Les 37 Sous de M. Montaudoin 1863: La Commode de Victorine 1864: Moi 1864: Les Truffes 1864: Le Petit de la rue du Ponceau 1865: Histoire d'une patrouille 1867: La Main leste