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Jean Vilar (1912-1971) was a French actor and theatre director who created the Festival d'Avignon and the Théâtre National Populaire. He was known for his "people's theatre" policy and his film roles in Les Mousquetaires du roi and Raphael, or The Debauched One.
Jean Vilar (1912-1971) est un acteur, réalisateur et directeur de théâtre français, fondateur du Festival d'Avignon et du Théâtre national populaire. Découvrez sa vie, son œuvre, ses influences et ses collaborateurs sur cette page encyclopédique.
Jean Vilar (born March 25, 1912, Sète, France—died May 28, 1971, Sète) was a French actor and director who revitalized the Théâtre National Populaire as a forceful educational and creative influence in French life.
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Learn about Jean Vilar, a 20th century theatre pioneer who founded the Festival d’Avignon and the Théâtre national Populaire. Discover his biography, his vision of popular theatre and his timeline of achievements.
Jean Vilar was born on 25 March 1912 in Sète, Hérault, France. He was an actor and writer, known for L'avare (1966), Gates of the Night (1946) and Justice Is Done (1950). He was married to Andrée Schlegel-Vilar. He died on 28 May 1971 in Sète, Hérault, France.
- Jean Vilar
- May 28, 1971
- March 25, 1912
Born in Sète in 1912, Jean Vilar always remained attached to the elements which had accompanied him since his childhood: “ The sun and the sky, the sea and the winds, the most beautiful theatre in the world, a gift to the imagination where everything is possible.”
Découvrez la vie et l'œuvre de Jean Vilar, comédien, metteur en scène et cofondateur du festival d'Avignon et du T.N.P. Apprenez-en plus sur ses convictions, ses choix esthétiques et son répertoire de haute culture.
