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François Aman-Jean

1894 – 1986

French writer

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Lived 1894 – 1986 (aged 91). François Aman-Jean was a French writer, playwright and physician.

François Aman-Jean, real name François Henri Amand Jean, (14 Septembre 1894 – 2 April 1986) was a French writer and playwright.

Biography The son of the painter Edmond Aman-Jean, on 4 December 1916 in Paris he married Charlotte Simon, the daughter of the painter Lucien Simon, herself a painter, known under the name Charlotte Aman-Jean.

A captain in the French army, Aman-Jean served in Romania in 1918

MD, surgeon by profession, he had a try at the Theater in 1949, but the creation of Jeanne la Folle by the Comédie-Française at the Théâtre de l'Odéon did not meet the expected success. However, he persevered with a one-act play at the Théâtre des Noctambules, four years later.

The sculptor Philippe Besnard made a bronze bust of him, displayed in 1913 at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-arts (SNBA).

Novels 1963 : Annie de Berck et Marie de Montreuil, chronique, Paris, 1965 : L'Ourson, Paris, Buchet-Chastel 1979 : L'Enfant oublié : chronique, 1894–1905, Buchet-Chastel, Paris.

Theatre 1949 : Jeanne la Folle, directed by Jean Meyer, Comédie-Française at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, 27 October 1953 : Le Gardien des oiseaux, one-act play, directed by Sacha Pitoëff, Théâtre des Noctambules

Television 1964 : Meneer Emile (Zaalwachter Vogels)

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Who was François Aman-Jean?

French writer (1894–1986)

When was François Aman-Jean born?

François Aman-Jean was born on 14 September 1894 in Paris, 4th arrondissement of Paris.

When did François Aman-Jean die?

François Aman-Jean died on 2 April 1986 in Château-Thierry.

What was François Aman-Jean's occupation?

François Aman-Jean was a writer, playwright and physician.

What nationality was François Aman-Jean?

François Aman-Jean was French.

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· Wikipedia: François Aman-Jean

· Wikidata: Q3083787

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