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Also Known As Jean-Gustave Poiré
Born August 17, 1926 • Paris • France • France
Died March 14, 1992 (aged 65) • Paris
Notable Works “La Cage aux folles”
God of Carnage
Yasmina Reza
French dramatist, novelist, and actress
Antonin Artaud as Jean Massieu
Antonin Artaud
French author and actor
Sacha Guitry
French dramatist
Jean Cocteau, 1939.
Jean Cocteau
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Marcel Paul Pagnol
French author and director
Marguerite Duras
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Dancourt, detail of an oil painting by Gabriel Gence, 1706; in the collection of the Comédie-Française, Paris
Florent Carton Dancourt
French author
Bellecour
French playwright
Pierre Gringore
French author
Jason Miller
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Woody Allen
Woody Allen
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Robert Lepage
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Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
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Ben Elton
Ben Elton
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Danai Gurira
Danai Gurira
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Tracy Letts
Tracy Letts
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Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
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Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
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Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
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Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
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