Louis Arsene Delaunay

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Louis Arsène Delaunay

Louis Arsène Delaunay (1826–1903), French actor, was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Molière's Tartuffe at the Odon.

After three years at this house he made his debut at the Comédie-Française as Dorante in Corneilles Le Menteur, and began a long and brilliant career in young lover parts. He continued to act as jeune premier until he was sixty, his grace, marvellous diction and passion enchanting his audiences. It was especially in the plays of Alfred de Musset that his gifts found their happiest expression. In the thirty-seven years during which he was a member of the Comédie-Française, Delaunay took or created nearly two hundred parts. He retired in 1887, having been made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1883.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 10588053 LCCN: no92019901 ISNI: 0000 0000 7818 9641 GND: 116057742 BNF: cb14654126q

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Name	Delaunay, Louis Arsene
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Short description	French actor
Date of birth	1826
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Date of death	1903
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