Maurice Pottecher (19 October 1867 – 16 April 1960) was a French writer, and the creator and for many years the director of the ''Théâtre du Peuple'' in

Bussang Bussang (; or ''Büssing'') is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in Northeastern France. Known as the source of the Moselle River. See also *Communes of the Vosges department The following is a list of the 506 communes of t ...

, his place of birth. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

References

Bibliography

* Georgette Jeanclaude, ''Un poète précurseur: Maurice Pottecher et le Théâtre du peuple'', SPC, Chateaudin, 1960, 270 pp. * Marie-José Pottecher-Onderet, Catherine Foki and Christine Devallois, ''L'aventure du théâtre populaire: une idée, le théâtre populaire: trois lieux, Bussang 1895, Théâtre national populaire 1920, Avignon 1947: trois hommes, Pottecher (1867-1960), Gemier (1869-1933), Vilar (1912-1971)'', Conseil général des Vosges, Épinal, 1992, 53 pp. (teaching dossier)

Filmography

*''Maurice Pottecher: l'aventure du Théâtre populaire'', produced by Isabelle Clarke and Maïté Demoulin, Centre national de la cinématographie, Paris, 2003, 48 min (VHS)

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1867 births 1960 deaths 19th-century French male writers 20th-century French male writers Art competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics People from Vosges (department) {{France-playwright-stub