Paul Deslandes, full name Nicolas Théodore Paulin Deslandes, (1806 – 25 April 1866) was a 19th-century French playwright.

Paulin Deslandes
Deslandes's grave at the Père Lachaise Cemetey after it has been vandalised
Born	Nicolas Théodore Paulin Deslandes 1806 Paris
Died	25 April 1866 Paris
Occupation	Playwright

A singer at the Opéra Comique where he made his debut 3 April 1832, his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of the 19th century: Théâtre du Vaudeville, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Théâtre de l'Ambigu etc.

He is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. The bronze bust of E. Levêque adorning his tomb was beheaded by vandals.[1]

Works

Bibliography

• Pierre Larousse, Nouveau Larousse illustré: dictionnaire universel, 1898, (p. 660)
• Jean-Louis Tamvaco, Ivor Forbes Guest, Les cancans de l'Opéra, 2000, (p. 610)

References

External links

• Paulin Deslandes on Data.bnf.fr