Louis-Arsène Delaunay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis-Arsène Delaunay

French actor

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1826

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1903

Profession: stage actor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Louis-Arsène Delaunay

  • Louis-Arsène Delaunay (1826–1903), French actor, was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller.
  • He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's Tartuffe at the Odéon, where he was engaged for two years as a lead juvenile.In 1848, he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as Dorante in Pierre Corneille's Le Menteur, and began a long and brilliant career in young lover parts.
  • He became a regular member of Comédie-Française in 1850.
  • He continued to act as jeune premier until he was sixty, his grace, marvellous diction and passion enchanting his audiences.
  • It was especially in the plays of Alfred de Musset that his gifts found their happiest expression.
  • In the 37 years during which he was a member of the Comédie-Française, Delaunay took or created nearly two hundred parts.In 1877 he was appointed professor of dramatic declamation at the Conservatoire de Paris.
  • He retired in 1887, having been made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1883.

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