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LITERATURE - COURTELINE Georges MOINAUX dit (1860 - 1929) - Autograph letter signed
LITERATURE - COURTELINE Georges MOINAUX dit (1860 - 1929) - Autograph letter signed
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Studied literature at secondary school but failed the second part of his baccalaureate. After his military service, he joined the worship department of the Ministry of the Interior. With friends, he founded Paris moderne under the pseudonym Georges Courteline. He wrote columns for several magazines and published several works. In 1891, he published his first play: Lidoire, followed by several others, all with great success. In 1925, he had his right leg amputated, and in 1929 his left. He died a few days later. Autograph letter signed "J'ai donné trois pièces au Théâtre Français, mais je n'y ai aucun crédit. Si j'en avais un, si minime fût-il, il y a longtemps que je l'aurais employé à essayer d'y faire reprendre mes pièces... ". Autograph letter signed dated 13.08.1901 by Sylvain Pitt (1860-1919).
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LITERATURE - COURTELINE Georges MOINAUX dit (1860 - 1929) - Autograph letter signed

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