Francis Cornu

Francis Cornu
Born 4 October 1794
(Château de Montgazon, Saint-Franchy (Nièvre)
Died 7 March 1848(1848-03-07) (aged 53)
Paris
Occupation Playwright

Francis Cornu (4 October 1794 – 7 March 1848) was a French playwright.

Biography

After he made excellent studies in Paris, he lost his father and at the young age of 17, had to work for a living. He entered as an employee at the prefecture of Nièvre. In 1815, suspected of supporting the Bourbons, he was removed from office. He then entered into business house then into a bank where he became chief clerk.

Having already composed verses in Latin, he made his debut in 1816 in Lyon in the vaudeville genre. In 1819, he moved to Paris and worked again first as a bank clerk (1819-1825). His first plays did not get any success. Le forçat libéré in 1829, performed at the Ambigu-Comique was even booed. Finally, it is Isaure which was met with success that made him known.

His plays, including many in collaboration with Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois, will then be regularly performed on the most important Parisian stages of the XIXth century: Théâtre du Gymnase dramatique, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, Théâtre des Variétés etc.

In 1841, he vecame managing director of the Theatre at Antwerpen.

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