Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872 – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic.
Besnard was born in Nonancourt on 19 January 1872. He held a doctorate in law. He also studied Russian at the École des langues orientales.
His play Le Coeur partagé was premiered on 6 December 1926 in Paris by the Comédie-Française at the Salle Richelieu, and ran until 1931. His 1927 play Dans l'ombre du harem was adapted the following year into a silent film of the same name (In the Shadow of the Harem).
In 1932, Besnard adapted Im weißen Rößl, a German operetta by Ralph Benatzky, into French as L'Auberge du Cheval Blanc.
Besnard died in Paris in 1955. He is buried at Vaugirard Cemetery in Paris.
Plays 1896: Le Glas 1898: Papa Dollivet 1899: Les Chiens du maître 1900: La Fronde 1902: Le Domaine 1904: L'Affaire Grisel 1906: La Plus Amoureuse 1908: Mon ami Teddy 1909: Le Diable ermite 1910: La Folle enchère 1913: Je veux revoir ma Normandie 1924: L'homme qui n'est plus de ce monde 1926: Le Cœur partagé 1927: Dans l'ombre du harem
Prizes The Académie Française awarded Lucien Besnard two prizes: 1926: Prix Émile Augier for L'homme qui n’est plus de ce monde 1928: Prix Toirac for Le cœur partagé
References
External links
The Origins of the French Popular Theatre Journal of Contemporary History Fisher, David James: Paris 2015: Cimetière de Vaugirard, 15e arrondissement #3: Lucien Besnard tonyshaw3.blogspot.com