About Henry Vannoy
Lived 1816 – 1889 (aged 72). Henry Vannoy was a French actor.
Henry Vannoy, real name Alexandre Henri Alanic (c. 1819 – Paris, 1 November 1889), was a 19th-century French male actor and playwright.
A male actor at the Théâtre de l'Odéon where he distinguished himself in the role of Cocardasse in Le Bossu, from 1850 he became one of the main comedians of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin. He also contributed to the writing of some boulevard plays.
Works 1851: Le Colporteur, comédie-vaudeville in 2 acts, with Amédée de Jallais, 1875: La Vie de Trombalgo, 1875: À Sa Majesté la reine Isabelle, Les Deux cousins
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Who was Henry Vannoy?
actor
When was Henry Vannoy born?
Henry Vannoy was born on 18 November 1816.
When did Henry Vannoy die?
Henry Vannoy died on 1 November 1889 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
What was Henry Vannoy's occupation?
Henry Vannoy was an actor.
What nationality was Henry Vannoy?
Henry Vannoy was French.
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