Georges Feydeau

Georges Feydeau was a French playwright and writer (1862–1921). He was born at rue de Clichy and died at Rueil-Malmaison.

Also recorded as Georges Feydeau; Feydeau, Georges.

Georges Feydeau in brief

Born
1862
Died
1921
Known for
playwright and writer
Place of birth
rue de Clichy
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Identity and origins

Georges Feydeau was recorded at birth as Georges Léon Jules Marie Joseph Feydeau. The authorities additionally record the headings Georges Feydeau and Feydeau, Georges. His recorded language was French.

He was the child of Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Leocadia Zelewska. 2 children are recorded: Michel Feydeau and Jean-Pierre Feydeau. Other recorded relations include Henry Fouquier.

Catalogued works

35 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.

Mouilletu. Amelie. Pochet. Valcreuse. Yvonne. Etienne. Le Prince. Marcel Courbois. Bibichon. Virginie. Adonis. Koschnadieff. Irene. Van Putzeboum. Palmyre. Boas. Charlotte. Mayor. Chat en poche. L'Hôtel du libre échange. The Lady from Maxim's. A Flea in Her Ear. Le Dindon. Le Système Ribadier. Monsieur chasse! On purge bébé. Un fil à la patte. 13 Rue de l'Amour. Occupe-toi d'Amélie!, dated 1908. Champignol malgré lui. Hortense said: “I don't care! ". Gibier de potence. Tailleur pour dames. On purge bébé ! Un monsieur qui est condamné à mort.

Literature

11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Georges Feydeau and the Belle Epoque, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982. Twentieth-Century Feydeau: End of a Belle Epoque, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982. Feydeau on Stage, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982. Georges Feydeau, 2023. Fin de Siècle Feydeau: Early Brilliance, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982. Faire connivence : l’invention électrique sur scène (1859-1908), Itinéraires, 2025. Traduire l’oralité du vaudeville : La puce à l’oreille / La pulce nell’orecchio de Georges Feydeau, MediAzioni, 2022. JEUX DE MOTS HUMORISTIQUES DANS LA PIÈCE DE THÉÂTRE "LE DINDON" DE GEORGES FEYDEAU ET LEUR TRADUCTION VERS L'ARABE, Studii de gramatică contrastivă, 2020. Não ande por aí nua em pelo, Pitágoras 500, 2013. Une étude de l’évolution de l’argument dans Le Mariage de Barillon de Georges Feydeau, Çédille: Revista de Estudios Franceses, 2005. LES OPPOSITIONS BINAIRES DANS "L'HÔTEL DU LIBRE-ÉCHANGE"DE GEORGES FEYDEAU, Wadī Al-Nīl Lil Dirāsāt wa Al-Buẖūṯ Al-Insāniyyaẗ wa Al-Iğtimāʿiyyaẗ wa Al-Tarbawiyyaẗ, 2025.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

La Dame De Chez Maxim, On Purge Bebe, Mais N'te Promene donc pas toute Nue! (1995) — Internet Archive. On purge Bébé! pièce en un acte avec la mise en scène complète et conforme à ... (1910) — Internet Archive. *Feydeau - C'est une Femme du Monde - 1967 Galabru Piéplu Clech (1967) — Internet Archive. Theatre Complet VIII (1955) — Internet Archive. A Gown for His Mistress (2010) — Internet Archive. La main passe. (1955) — Internet Archive. *Feydeau - Tailleur Pour Dames - 1962 Dhéran Dalmès (1962) — Internet Archive. Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue (1956) — Internet Archive. *Feydeau - Champignol Malgré Lui - 1955 Dux Luguet (1955) — Internet Archive. Chat en poche-acte1-Part1 — Internet Archive. Georges Feydeau - The Purging (BBC R4 1988-11-02) (1988) — Internet Archive. UN FIL A LA PATTE (1949) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 38 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Residence is recorded at rue de Londres.

Works named in the authority record are Le Dindon, The Lady from Maxim's, A Flea in Her Ear and Chat en poche.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1862Georges Feydeau born at rue de Clichy.
  2. 1910On purge Bébé! pièce en un acte avec la mise en scène complète et conforme à ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1921Georges Feydeau died at Rueil-Malmaison.
  4. 1955Theatre Complet VIII digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1955La main passe. digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1967*Feydeau - C'est une Femme du Monde - 1967 Galabru Piéplu Clech digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1995La Dame De Chez Maxim, On Purge Bebe, Mais N'te Promene donc pas toute Nue! digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2010A Gown for His Mistress digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Feydeau on Stage, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982

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    Fin de Siècle Feydeau: Early Brilliance, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982

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    Georges Feydeau and the Belle Epoque, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982

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    Georges Feydeau, 2023

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    Twentieth-Century Feydeau: End of a Belle Epoque, Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau, 1982

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 6 articles naming Georges Feydeau.

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 62 digitised items catalogued under Georges Feydeau as creator.

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q49465: Georges Feydeau

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  9. 9.

    “Georges Feydeau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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