Jean Giraudoux

Jean Giraudoux
Portrait of Giraudoux in 1927
Born	(1882-10-29)29 October 1882 Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France
Died	31 January 1944(1944-01-31) (aged 61) Paris, France
Occupation	Dramatist
Notable works	The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine, Duel of Angels, The Trojan War Will Not Take Place
Spouse	Suzanne Boland
Children	1 son

Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (French: [ʒiʁodu]; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright.

Theatre works

• Siegfried (1928, premiere at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
• Amphitryon 38 (1929 premiere, Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
• Judith (1931, Théâtre Pigalle)
• The Enchanted (1933, Comédie des Champs-Élysées)
• Tessa (1934, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• Supplément au voyage de Cook (1935, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• The Trojan War Will Not Take Place (1935, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• Electra (1937, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• L'Impromptu de Paris (1937, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• Song of Songs (1938, Comédie-Française)
• Ondine (1939, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• The Apollo of Bellac (1942, Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro))
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1943, Théâtre Hébertot)
• The Madwoman of Chaillot (1945, Théâtre de l'Athénée)
• Duel of Angels (Pour Lucrèce) (1953, Théâtre Marigny)
• Les Gracques (unfinished; published 1958)