François Hus was an 18th-century French comedian and head of troupe born 7 September 1695 in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

and died before 1774.

Family

The son of Jérôme Hus and Marguerite Pageot, called Desforges, he was the eldest member of the

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and with his brother Barthélemy, would lead a traveling troupe known as the "

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's troupe." In 1730, he married Françoise-Nicole Gravillon, actress and playwright from

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. From this union were born in particular the dancer

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and Adélaïde-Louise-Pauline, future Mlle Hus of the

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. 18th-century French male actors French male stage actors French theatre managers and producers 1695 births Comedians from Marseille Year of death missing French male comedians {{France-stage-actor-stub