Édouard Bourdet Explained

Édouard Bourdet (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 26 October 1887 – Paris, 17 January 1945) was a 20th-century French playwright.

He was married to the poet, Catherine Pozzi; their son was Claude Bourdet.

Plays

• 1910: Le Rubicon
• 1912: La Cage ouverte, Théâtre Michel
• 1922: L'Heure du berger ^[1]
• 1923: L'Homme enchaîné, play in 3 acts, Théâtre Fémina, 7 Novembre
• 1926: La Prisonnière, presented in London, New York and Vienna
• 1927: Vient de paraître, comedy in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 25 November
• 1929: Le Sexe faible, comedy in 3 acts which ran for nearly two years at the Théâtre de la Michodière, 10 December, and was also presented in Berlin
• 1932: La Fleur des pois, comedy in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 4 October
• 1934: Les Temps difficiles, play in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 30 January, revived at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (Comédie-Française) from 22 November to 30 December 2006, arranged by Jean-Claude Berruti
• 1935: Margot, play in 2 acts, Théâtre Marigny, 26 November, with Pierre Fresnay, Jacques Dumesnil and Yvonne Printemps. Mise en scène was Pierre Fresnay's and the incidental music by Georges Auric and Francis Poulenc
• 1936: Fric-Frac, play in 5 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 15 October
• 1941: Hyménée, play in 4 acts, Théâtre de la Michodière, 7 May
• 1942: Père, Théâtre de la Michodière, 15 December

Theatre director

• 1938: Le Vieil Homme by Georges de Porto-Riche, Comédie-Française

Filmography

• 1933 : The Weaker Sex by Robert Siodmak, screenplay and dialogue after his play.

Further reading

Theses

• Book: Holden, Randall L.. The plays of Edouad Bourdet. Columbia University. New York. masters essay. 1950.

Bibliography

• Denise Bourdet, Édouard Bourdet et ses amis, Jeune Parque, 1963
• Roger Bordier, Édouard Bourdet ou le théâtre du défi, Les Éditions de l'Amandier, 2006
• Bruno Tessarech, Villa blanche - A la recherche du temps perdu, Buchet Chastel, 2005

Archival Sources

• Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911- (ca. 5 linear feet) are housed in the University of Michigan Special Collections Library. Contain correspondence with Édouard Bourdet.
• Alexander Berkman Papers, 1892-1936 (4.05 meters) are held in the International Institute of Social History. Contain correspondence with Édouard Bourdet

Notes and References

1. Play translated into the Portuguese language by Victoriano Braga, under the title A Hora do Amor