Marcel Achard Biography

Born as	Marcel-Auguste Ferréol
Occup.	Playwright
From	France
Born	July 5, 1899 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France
Died	September 4, 1974 Paris, France
Cause	Diabetes
Aged	75 years

Early Life
Marcel Achard, originally named Marcel-Auguste Ferréol, was born upon July 5, 1899, in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, a suburb of Lyon, France. He was the youngest of five youngsters, expanding alongside his 3 sis as well as one sibling. Although there is not much details about his very early domesticity, Achard participated in the Janson-de-Sailly senior high school in Paris.

Early Career
As a young person, Achard pursued a job in journalism before entering the globe of cinema. From 1917 to 1922, he was a reporter and also dramatization doubter, working for publications such as "Le Gaulois" and "Gazette de France". Throughout this time, he additionally composed poetry in his leisure, taking ideas from symbolist poets, consisting of Paul Verlaine and also Stéphane Mallarmé.

In 1922, Achard left journalism and also ended up being a full time playwright. His initial play, "La Rencontre d'Euridice et d'Hippolyte", was produced in November 1922 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. This play marked the start of a lengthy as well as effective job, both in France and worldwide.

Theatrical Success and also Writing Style
In between the 1920s as well as the 1950s, Achard authored over 40 plays, which were frequently lighthearted comedies with advanced and amusing wordplay. He teamed up with French playwrights, such as Jean Anouilh and Jacques Prévert, as well as ended up being understood for his capacity to blend humor and emotion, in addition to his characterization as well as creative use of discussion.

Several Of Marcel Achard's most significant plays include "Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ?" (1923), "Jean de la Lune" (1929), "Le Bal des voleurs" (1938), and "Patate" (1957). His plays usually explored the motifs of love, deceptiveness, and also human partnerships.

Achard's success reached the big screen, as numerous of his plays were adjusted into movies. Especially, "Jean de la Lune" was turned into a 1931 movie routed by Jean Choux, as well as "The Masked Love" (a.k.a. "Le Bal des voleurs") was adjusted right into a 1941 film by Constance Frebourg as well as Jean Stelli.

Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Marcel.

Related authors: Jean Anouilh (Playwright), Jacques Prevert (Poet), Paul Verlaine (Poet), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

Marcel Achard Famous Works:

1923 Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ? (Play)
1928 School for Coquettes (Play)
1955 The Golden Fleece (Screenplay)
1957 Patate (Play)

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5 Famous quotes by Marcel Achard

"Women like silent men. They think they're listening"

"When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped"

"The bedfellows politics made are never strange. It only seems that way to those who have not watched the courtship"

"It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early"

"The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure of others and finally for money"