Bellecour

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Bellecour (January 16, 1725–November 19, 1778) was a French actor, whose real name was Jean Claude Gilles Colson.

Colson was as the son of a portrait-painter. He showed decided artistic talent, but soon deserted the brush for the stage under the name of Bellecour. After playing in the provinces he was called to the Comédie-Française, but his debut, on the December 21, 1750, as Achilles in Iphigénie was not a great success. He soon turned to more congenial comedy roles, which for thirty years he filled with great credit. He was a very natural player, and his willingness to give others on the stage an opportunity to show their talents made him extremely popular. He wrote a successful play, Fausses apparences (1761), and was very useful to the Comédie-Française in editing and adapting the plays of others.

His wife, Rose Perrine le Roy de la Corbinaye, was a famous actress.

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• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.