Camille Doucet

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Camille Doucet

Charles-Camille Doucet (born May 16, 1812 in Paris , † April 1, 1895 there ) was a French playwright .

Life

Charles-Camille Doucet graduated from law school, became a lawyer, and joined the domain administration in 1837. Later, however, he devoted himself entirely to poetry. In 1853 he was appointed head of the department for the supervision of theaters in the State Ministry and in 1863 he was appointed director of the theater administration in the Ministry of the Imperial House. In 1865 he was elected to the Académie française and in 1876 its permanent secretary, for which his diplomatic smoothness and great personal popularity particularly enabled him. He had been in command of the Legion of Honor since 1867 and for many years served as the dramatic critic at the Moniteur parisien .

The best known of Doucet's comedies are: Un jeune homme (1841), L'avocat de sa cause (1842), Le baron Lafleur (1842), La chasse aux fripons (1846), Le dernier banquet de 1847 (1847), Les ennemis de la maison (1850) and the piece Le fruit défendu (1857, German 1861), which, along with the drama La considération (1860) performed at the Théâtre français in 1860, can probably be described as his most successful production. Also worth mentioning are two lyrical scenes that have won prizes from the Académie des Beaux-Arts : Velasquez (1847) and La barque d'Antonio (1849). His Comédies en vers appeared in 1855, his Œuvres complètes in 1875 in 2 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Doucet, Camille
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Doucet, Charles-Camille
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French playwright
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1895
Place of death Paris