Edmond de Biéville, full name Charles-Henri-Étienne-Edmond Desnoyers de Biéville, (30 May 1814 [1] – 1 January 1880 [2]) was a French journalist and playwright.

Edmond de Biéville
Edmond de Biéville.
Born	Charles-Henri-Étienne-Edmond Desnoyers de Biéville Former 2nd arrondissement of Paris 30 May 1814
Died	1 January 1880(1880-01-01) (aged 65) 10th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation	Journalist, playwright

The poet Fernand Desnoyers (1826-1869) was his brother.[3]

A student at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1832, he made his debut in the vaudeville under the pseudonyme Edmond de Biéville [4]

He was responsible for writing the theatrical reports for the newspaper Le Siècle from 1856 until his death.

Works

Theatre

• 1836: L'Homéopathie, comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act by Biéville and Narcisse Fournier, Gymnase-Dramatique (13 October)
• 1837: Sans nom ! ou Drames et Romans, mystère-folie-vaudeville in 1 act by Biéville and Théaulon, Gymnase-Dramatique (22 July)
• 1837: De l'or ! ou le Rêve d'un savant, comédy in 1 act mixed with distincts by Biéville and Bayard, Gymnase-Dramatique (11 November)
• 1839: Geneviève la blonde, comédie en vaudevilles in two acts by Biéville and Bayard, théâtre des Variétés (22 May)
• 1840: Les Enfants de troupe, comedy in 2 acts mixed with songs, by Biéville and Bayard, Gymnase-dramatique (16 January)
• 1842: Talma en congé, vaudeville in 1 act by Biéville and Charles Redier, Gymnase-Dramatique (31 July)
• 1844: Au bord de l'abîme, ou Un roman à la mode, comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act by Biéville and Fournier, Gymnase-Dramatique (15 November)
• 1845: La Contrebasse, vaudeville in 1 act by Biéville, Théâtre du Palais-Royal (1 July)
• 1845: Les Couleurs de Marguerite, comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts by Biéville and Bayard, Gymnase-Dramatique (4 October)
• 1847: La Sirène du Luxembourg, ou l'Amour et la Police, comédie en vaudevilles in 2 acts by Biéville and ***, Variétés (30 July)
• 1848: La Femme blasée, comédie en vaudevilles by Biéville and Fournier, Gymnase-Dramatique (8 March)
• 1848: Éric ou le Fantôme, drama in 3 acts by Biéville and Fournier, Théâtre de la Gaité (23 May)
• 1849: L'Année prochaine, ou Qui vivra verra, comédie en vaudevilles in 1 act by Biéville and Bayard, Gymnase-Dramatique (28 December)
• 1852: Los dansores espagnolas, jocosa toquadillas in 1 act by Biéville and Bayard, Palais-Royal (3 February)
• 1852: Une poule mouillée, vaudeville in 1 act by Biéville and Bayard, Palais-Royal (9 November)
• 1852: Le Fils de famille, comédie en vaudevilles in 3 acts by Biéville and Bayard, Gymnase-Dramatique (25 November)
• 1856: Les Fanfarons du vice, comedy in 3 acts by Biéville and Dumanoir, Gymnase-Dramatique (6 June)

References

Bibliography

• Louis Gustave Vapereau, "Charles-Henri-Étienne-Edmond Desnoyers de Biéville", Dictionnaire universel des contemporains, 1880 (5e éd.), p. 217, at Gallica