Eugène Scribe
Playwright, Librettist
1791 – 1861
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Who was Eugène Scribe?
Augustin Eugène Scribe was a French dramatist and librettist. He is known for the perfection of the so-called "well-made play", a mainstay of popular theatre for over 100 years, and as the librettist of many of the most successful grand operas.
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- Born
- Dec 24, 1791
Paris - Also known as
- Eugene Scribe
- Scribe, Eugène
- Augustin Eugène Scribe
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Feb 20, 1861
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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