Adrien Decourcelle (28 October 1821 – 6 August 1892) was a 19th-century French writer and
playwright
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Etymology
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Pierre-Henri-Adrien Decourcelle wrote about 70 plays between 1845 and 1855, comedies and Comédie en vaudeville written most of the time in collaboration with
Théodore Barrière
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He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success of ...
. He was also a successful
chansonnier
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.
In 1851 he married Caroline Lambert, a niece of Adolphe d'Ennery. His son was Pierre Decourcelle (1856-1926), a playwright, novelist, president of the
Société des gens de lettres
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and commandeur of the Légion d'honneur. Pierre Decourcelle was involved in legal disputes following Ennery's death in 1899.
Adrien Decourcelle is buried at
Père Lachaise Cemetery
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in the
20th arrondissement of Paris
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(7th division).
Selected works
*1848: ''Un vilain monsieur'', play with
Théodore Barrière
Théodore Barrière (1823 – 16 October 1877), French playwright, was born in Paris.
He belonged to a family of map engravers which had long been connected with the war department, and spent nine years in that service himself. The success of ...
,
Théâtre des Variétés
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History
It owes its creation to the theatre director Mademoisell ...
Eugène Labiche
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*1895: ''La Belle Épicière'', operetta with Henri Kéroul, music by
Louis Varney
Louis Varney (; 30 May 1844, New Orleans, Louisiana – 20 August 1908, Cauterets, France) was a French composer.
Biography
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Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
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