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Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was born on the 23rd of June 1910 in Cérisole, a small village near Bordeaux. His father François worked as a tailor and his mother Marie-Magdeleine played violin in casino orchestras during summer seasons at Arcachon.
Antigone premiered at Théâtre de l'Atelier on the 4th of February 1944 directed by André Barsacq. The production featured Monelle Valentin Jean Davy Auguste Boverio and André Le Gall while French theatre-goers under occupation read the play as contemporary political parable despite censors allowing it without objection.
Anouilh grouped his plays based on dominant tone publishing collected volumes reflecting phases of evolution resembling comedy versus tragedy distinction. He created categories including pièces noires or Black plays which were tragedies and pièces roses or pink plays which were comedies with fantasy dominating.
Jean Anouilh remained staunchly apolitical throughout most career serving military during at least two periods drafted French Army 1931 and 1939. Because he refused taking sides during France collaboration with Axis Alliance some critics branded him potential Nazi sympathiser resulting from public clashes with General Charles de Gaulle leader Free French Forces later president Fifth Republic.
Anouilh final period begins La Grotte The Cavern commenting own progress writer theatre artist where central character playwright suffering writer block recalling foibles Luigi Pirandello Six Characters Search Author. He died heart attack Lausanne Switzerland the 3rd of October 1987 after divorcing Monelle Valentin surviving second wife Nicole Lançon four children.