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Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872, Nonancourt – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic. He held a doctorate in law and was graduated in Russian from the École des langues orientales.

The Académie Française awarded Lucien Besnard two prizes:

• 1926: the Prix Émile Augier for L’homme qui n’est plus de ce monde
• 1928: the Prix Toirac for Le cœur partagé

In 1932, he adapted in French The White Horse Inn, German operetta by Ralph Benatzky.

Lucien Besnard is buried at cimetière de Vaugirard [fr] in Paris.

Main plays

• 1896: Le Glas
• 1898: Papa Dollivet
• 1899: Les Chiens du maître
• 1900: La Fronde
• 1902: Le Domaine
• 1904: L'Affaire Grisel
• 1906: La Plus Amoureuse
• 1908: Mon ami Teddy
• 1909: Le Diable ermite
• 1910: La Folle enchère
• 1913: Je veux revoir ma Normandie
• 1924: L'homme qui n'est plus de ce monde
• 1926: Le Cœur partagé
• 1927: Dans l'hombre du harem

External links

• Lucien Besnard on data.bnf.fr

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