Antonin Artaud

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    September 4, 1896

    Day of Death

    March 4, 1948 (51 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

    Antonin Artaud

    Biography

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Antonin Artaud (September 4, 1896, in Marseille – March 4, 1948 in Paris) was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director. Antonin is a diminutive form of Antoine "little Anthony", and was among a list of names which Artaud used throughout his writing career. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Antonin Artaud licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Known For

    • The Passion of Joan of Arc

      The Passion of Joan of Arc

      1928

    • Napoleon

      Napoleon

      1927

    • Wooden Crosses

      Wooden Crosses

      1932

    • L'Argent

      L'Argent

      1928

    • Liliom

      Liliom

      1934

    • The Threepenny Opera

      The Threepenny Opera

      1931

    • Lucrezia Borgia

      Lucrezia Borgia

      1935

    • Mathusalem

      Mathusalem

      1927

    • News Item

      News Item

      1923

    • The Torture of Silence

      The Torture of Silence

      1917

    • Around the End of the World

      Around the End of the World

      1930

    • Faubourg Montmartre

      Faubourg Montmartre

      1931

    • Verdun: Visions of History

      Verdun: Visions of History

      1928

    • Crimson Dynasty

      Crimson Dynasty

      1935

    • Napoléon Bonaparte

      Napoléon Bonaparte

      1935