Jean Anouilh

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born: 6/23/1910
died: 10/3/1987
born as: Jean-Marie-Lucien-Pierre Anouilh

Playwright who became one of the strongest personalities of the French theater and achieved an international reputation as a skillful exponent of the well-crafted play. Anouilh's characteristic techniques include the play within the play, flashbacks and flash-forwards, and the exchange of roles. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature