Jean de Létraz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean de Létraz

French playwright and writer

Date of Birth: 23-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: 4th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 04-Jun-1954

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jean de Létraz, pen name of Jean Félix Deletraz, (23 February 1897 - 3 June 1954) was a French playwright, spécialising in vaudeville, who authored nearly 118 plays, among which the most famous is Bichon written in 1935. He was also a screenwriter and a dialoguist.
A good number of his plays have been adapted to film.
From 1942 until his death, he was managing director of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal where he directed both his own plays and other that were played in the theater.
His wife, Simone de Létraz, takes over the direction of the theatre up to 1965 and will also stage some of his posthumous works.