Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La NoueAlso spelt Lanoue or Lanouë. (20 October 1701 – 13 November 1760) was an 18th-century French actor and playwright.
Biography He studied at collège d'Harcourt in Paris. After he made his debut as a comedian in Lyon around 1721 and directed the company of Rouen for six years, he joined the troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1742 of which he became the 122nd sociétaire the same year. He retired in 1757.Base documentaire La Grange on the site of the Comédie-Française
He composed about ten comedies, including Mahomet second (1739)Not to be mistaken for the unfinished homonymous play by Marivaux (1733). parodied the same year by Charles-Simon Favart under the title Moulinet premier, Zélisca (1746) and La Coquette corrigée (1756).
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External links Jean-Baptiste de La Noue on data.bnf.fr His plays on CÉSAR