Jean Vauthier (20 September 1910 – 5 May 1992) was a 20th-century French

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Biography

In 1981 he received the award for dramatic literature from the city of Paris. The park where the Théâtre national de Bordeaux en Aquitaine is located is named after him. The main room of the theatre is called 'la salle Jean Vauthier'. The

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's (Paris 8e) small room has also been named after him since 1995. He is buried in a cemetery in

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Plays

* 1952: ''La Nouvelle Mandragore'' after Machiavelli, directed by

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, TNP Théâtre national de Chaillot * 1955: ''Le Personnage combattant'' * 1957: ''Les Prodiges'' * 1960: ''Le Rêveur'' * 1962: ''Badadesques'' * 1970: ''Le Sang''

Distinctions

Prizes

* 1980: Prix Théâtre SACD de la

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* 1981: Prix Delmas of the

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* 1981: Prix de la Ville de Paris (littérature dramatique) * 1984 : Grand Prix du Théâtre de l’Académie Française * 1987: Prix Georges-Lerminier du Syndicat de la critique * 1990: Grand prix SACD of the

Honours

* 1981: Chevalier des Arts et Lettres * 1982: Chevalier of the

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* 1990: Commandeur des Arts et Lettres * 1990: Médaille de la Ville de Bordeaux * 1991: Officier de la

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vauthier, Jean People from Liège Province 1910 births 1992 deaths 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Officers of the Legion of Honour

Biography

Plays

Distinctions

Prizes

Honours

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