Ernest Blum (15 August 1836 – 18 September 1907) was a French
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
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Biography
He made his debut as a writer at the age of sixteen with ''Une femme qui mord''. As a journalist, he was associated with ''
Le Charivari
''Le Charivari'' was an illustrated magazine published in Paris, France, from 1832 to 1937. It published caricatures, political cartoons and reviews. After 1835, when the government banned political caricature, ''Le Charivari'' began publishing ...
Le Gaulois
''Le Gaulois'' () was a French daily newspaper, founded in 1868 by Edmond Tarbé and Henry de Pène. After a printing stoppage, it was revived by Arthur Meyer in 1882 with notable collaborators Paul Bourget, Alfred Grévin, Abel Hermant, and ...
'', and other publications. Many of his dramatic works were written in collaboration with Clairville, Flan, Monnier, Brisharre,
Eugène Labiche
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Raoul Toché and others. The drama of ''Rose Michel'' (1877), of his own composition, ensured his place among the most successful French dramatists of the time. Among the other noteworthy vaudevilles, librettos, and dramas of this versatile writer are the following: ''Les noces de diable'' (1862), ''Rocambole'' (1864), '' La jolie parfumeuse'' (1874), ''Espion du roi'' (1876), ''Le petit chaperon rouge'' (1885), ''Les femmes nerveuses'' (1888), ''La rieuse'' (1894), ''Le carillon'' (1897), ''Un soir d'hiver'' (1903) and ''Le jeu de l'amour et de la roulette'' (1905).