André Obey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Obey

French playwright

Date of Birth: 08-May-1892

Place of Birth: Douai, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1975

Profession: playwright

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

André Obey (French: [?b?]; 8 May 1892 at Douai, France – 11 April 1975 at Montsoreau, near the Loire River) was a prominent French playwright during the inter-war years, and into the 1950s. He began as a novelist and produced an autobiographical novel about his adolescence le Joueur de triangle (The Triangle Player).
After his meeting with Jacques Copeau, he devoted himself completely to dramatic works.
In 1945 Obey became provisional general administrator of the Comédie-Française.
He was made full general administrator in 1946, and resigned in 1947 after just under a year's service. Obey's play Le Viol de Lucrèce was drawn on by Ronald Duncan for the libretto of Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia.Obey served as general administrator of the Comédie-Française, in a provisional capacity from October 1945 until 6 April 1946, then with full powers until his resignation on 5 February 1947.