Robert Marinier (born 1954 in

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stage actor, playwright and television writer. He was a nominee for the

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at the

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for his play ''L'Insomnie''. For the same play, he was also a

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nominee for Best Actor in a Play, Mid-Size Theatre division, in 1997. His 2021 book ''Un conte de l'apocalypse'' was the winner of the

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for French Prose in 2022. He has also been a television writer for the series '' The Smoggies'', ''

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'' and '' Les Bleus de Ramville''.

Plays

* 1979 - ''Lafortune et Lachance'' * 1980 - ''La Tante'' * 1982 - ''L'Inconception'' * 1984 - ''Les Rogers'' (with Robert Bellefeuille and Jean-Marc Dalpé) * 1988 - ''En camisoles'' * 1989 - ''Deuxième souffle'' (with Dan Lalande) * 1993 - ''À la gauche de Dieu'' * 1994 - ''L'Insomnie'' * 1997 - ''But for the Grace of God...'' (English translation of ''À la gauche de Dieu'') * 1999 - ''Le golfeur et la mort'' * 1999 - ''Contes sudburois'' (with Jean-Marc Dalpé, Robert Dickson, Paulette Gagnon, Michael Gauthier and Brigitte Haentjens)"French theatre festival offers 15-day smorgasbord of plays". ''

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'', June 3, 1999. * 2000 - ''Big Crunch'' * 2000 - ''Univers'' * 2000 - ''Je me souviens'' * 2005 - ''Épinal''

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