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Adrien Decourcelle

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Adrien Decourcelle
Born28 October 1821
Died6 August 1892(1892-08-06) (aged 70)
Occupation(s)Playwright, chansonnier
SpouseCaroline Lambert

Adrien Decourcelle (28 October 1821 – 6 August 1892)[1] was a 19th-century French writer and playwright.

Pierre-Henri-Adrien Decourcelle wrote about 70 plays between 1845 and 1855, comedies and Comédie en vaudeville written most of the time in collaboration with Théodore Barrière. He was also a successful chansonnier.[citation needed]

In 1851 he married Caroline Lambert, a niece of Adolphe d'Ennery.[citation needed] His son was Pierre Decourcelle (1856-1926), a playwright, novelist, president of the Société des gens de lettres and commandeur of the Légion d'honneur. Pierre Decourcelle was involved in legal disputes following Ennery's death in 1899.[2]

Adrien Decourcelle is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (7th division).[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Acte n° 66 (vue 40) Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, registre des décès de 1892 pour la Ville d'Étretat, Archives numérisées de Seine-Maritime.
  2. ^ « Le Testament d'Adolphe d'Ennery », Revue des grands procès, 1900, at Gallica.
  3. ^ Base Léonore.

Bibliography

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  • Domenico Gabrielli, Dictionnaire historique du cimetière du Père-Lachaise (XVIIIe – XIXe siècles), Paris, éd. de l'Amateur, 2002, p. 110.
  • Revue d'art dramatique, tome 27, 1892, (p. 248).
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