Molé-Gentilhomme
Paul-Henri-Joseph Gentilhomme , known as Molé-Gentilhomme (born December 9, 1814 in Paris, † May 27, 1856 there ), was a French writer and playwright.
biography
Gentilhomme was the son of the vaudevillist Paul Gentilhomme . After his death, his mother married an engraver and typographer. Gentilhomme had three sisters, the two older of whom died early. His younger sister disappeared under mysterious circumstances and even the police who were called in could not find her. She left behind several underage children, over whom he argued with his brother-in-law for custody.
Gentilhomme attended the Lycée Henri IV and made his debut at the age of 21 in the Le Siècle under the heading News . In the following years he earned his living as a columnist for various journals and periodicals.
Gentilhomme published his first novels as early as 1830, and plays followed from 1835.
Gentilhomme attended the performance of his drama La Comtesse de Novailles and suffered a stroke on leaving the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique , of which he died six hours later.
Gentilhomme was on the board of the Société des gens de lettres for many years .
Novels (selection)
- Le Roi des rossignols , with Emmanuel Gonzalès , 1837
- Manon la Dragonne , with Emmanuel Gonzalès, 1837
- Le Rêve d'une mariée , 1839
- Une femme compromis e, 1842.
- La Fiancée de Madrid , 1843.
- Marie d'Anjou , 1845
- Le Château de Saint-James , 1847.
- Jeanne de Naples ou les Crimes d'une Pure , 1849.
- Roquevert l'arquebusier , with Constant Guéroult , 1853
Plays (selection)
- Poinsinet en Espagne , 1853, Théâtre du Vaudeville
- La seur de la Reine , 1842
- Ébénists , 1845
- Berthe la Flamande , 1852
- La Comptesse de Navailles , 1856, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique
literature
- FA Bockhaus (Paris) : Biography universelle ancienne et moderne , Volume 28, pp. 547f., Digitized
- Ferdinand Höfer : Nouvelle biography générale , Volume 35, 1861, p. 838 digitized
- La Gazette de France: Revue Dramatique , edition of June 2, 1856, p. 1, digitized
Individual evidence
- ↑ Figaro: journal non politique: Molé-Gentilhomme et son héritage , edition of July 13, 1856, p. 6, digitized , accessed on September 3, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molé-Gentilhomme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gentilhomme, Paul-Henri-Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Writer and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1856 |
| Place of death | Paris |