Charles Vildrac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Vildrac

French poet

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1882

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

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1971

Profession: poet, playwright, children's writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager", was a French libertarian playwright, poet and author of what some consider the first modern children's novel, L'Île rose (1924). Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s.
In 1901 he published Le Verlibrisme, a defense of traditional verse.
In 1912 he published a collection of prose poems.He was a member of the Abbaye de Créteil which he founded with Georges Duhamel.
He died in Saint-Tropez. The Prix de poésie Charles Vildrac is named for him.