François Jules Edmond Got
Illustration — Edmond Got François Jules Edmond Got (lang, lang; 1 October 1822, in Lignerolles, Orne – 21 March 1901, in Passy, a district in Paris) was a French stage actor, comedian, and opera librettist. Edmond Got entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1841, winning the second prize for comedy that year and the first in 1842. After a year of military service he made his debut at the Comédie Française on 17 July 1844, as Alexis in Les Héritiers and Mascarelles in Les Précieuses ridicules.
François Jules Edmond Got
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- France.
- Occupation
- actor, librettist, writer and art critic.
- Education
- Lycée Charlemagne and Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.
- Teachers
- Jean-Baptiste François Provost.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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He was immediately admitted pensionnaire, and became sociétaire in 1850. His golden jubilee at the Théâtre Français was celebrated in 1894, and he made his final appearance the year after. Got was a fine representative of the grand style of French acting, and was much admired in England as well as in Paris. He wrote two librettos for operas by Edmond Membrée (1820-1892), François Villon (1857) and L'Esclave (1874). In 1881, he was decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honour.
François Jules Edmond Got studied at Lycée Charlemagne and Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. Training under Jean-Baptiste François Provost is recorded. Georges Berr, Maurice de Féraudy and Charles le Bargy are recorded as having studied under François Jules Edmond Got. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, Comédie-Française and Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes. Positions recorded include Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française and dean. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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1822
François Jules Edmond Got born at former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
1901
François Jules Edmond Got died at hameau de Boulainvilliers.
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- 1.[Acte de décès à Paris , n° 404, vue 23/31.]
- 2.Bulletin de la Société historique et archéologique de l’Orne. 1902.
- 3.Dictionnaire de la conversation et de la lecture. 1875.
- 4.Bibliographie contemporaine. 1889.
- 5.Dictionnaire universel des contemporains contenant toutes les personnes notables de la France et des pays étrangers. Hachette. 1870.
- 6.Jacques Hillairet, Dictionnaire historique des rues de Paris, Éditions de Minuit, septième édition, 1963, (« A-K »), « Hameau de Boulainvilliers », .
- 7.Du côté de chez Swann. Gallimard. 527. 1988. 978-2-07037-924-8.
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- Dictionnaire de la conversation et de la lecture. 1875.
- Bibliographie contemporaine. 1889.
- Dictionnaire universel des contemporains contenant toutes les personnes notables de la France et des pays étrangers. Hachette. 1870.
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François Jules Edmond Got studied at Lycée Charlemagne and Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. He trained under Jean-Baptiste François Provost. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
He was employed by Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, Comédie-Française and Théâtre des Variétés-Amusantes. Recorded positions include Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française and dean. Recorded with the occupation librettist. Recorded as actor, librettist, writer and art critic.
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