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Jacques Copeau

French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist (1879–1949)
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Jacques Copeau
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
February 4, 1879
Date of death
October 20, 1949
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Beaune
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
theatre director, playwright, film director, writer, stage actor, translator, actor, director, theatre manager[12][13][14][15]
Position held
Administrator of the Comédie-Française[16]
Educated at
Lycée Condorcet[17]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Prix Paul Hervieu[22][23]
Student of
André Antoine[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[38]
Archives at
Departmental archives of Yvelines, Performing Arts Department of BnF[26][27]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[36][37]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Copeau[29]
Given name
Jacques[30]
Influenced by
André Antoine[24]
Name in native language
Jacques Copeau[39]
P14536
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P14750
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Place of burial
cimetière de Pernand-Vergelesses[10]
Relative
Catherine Dasté, Marie-Hélène Dasté, Edwige Copeau, Pascal Copeau[31][32][33][34]
Show all 27 facts +3
Residence
Maison Jacques-Copeau[28]
Student
Léon Chancerel, Shishi Bunroku, Jean Dasté, Étienne Decroux[18][19][20][21]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacques Copeau de Copeau es Copeau fa ژاک کوپو he ז'אק קופו ja ジャック・コポー ko 코포 ko 자크 코포 ru Жак Копо ru Копо ru Копо Жак ru Копо, Жак
🔖 Identifiers · 109
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AGORHA UUID
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AbART person ID
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AdoroCinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Artists of the World ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000016692
BHF author ID
000001907
BIBSYS ID
90149847
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Babelio author ID
268139
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CIRDOC author ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DFK Paris person ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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EUTA person ID
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Elonet person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of the Serbian National Theatre ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Film.ru person ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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GeneaStar person ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0019682
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jacques_Copeau
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2095339
Gyldendals Teaterleksikon ID
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HaBima Archive person ID
2710
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
12442
IMDb ID
nm0178575
IdRef ID
030111641
Internet Broadway Database person ID
6573
IxTheo authority ID
079454046
KBR person ID
14794466
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118670018
Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
teatr-i-kino/kopo-zhak
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
31661
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
35031053
Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Léonore ID
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Léonore Web ID
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MMB ID
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MYmovies person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000451054
NSK ID
981005790727409366
NUKAT ID
n98007478
National Library of Chile ID
000156343
National Library of Greece ID
128590
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007437933605171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810599619805606
National Library of Portugal ID
390407
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068783450
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3887700
Open Library ID
OL852118A
OpenMLOL author ID
448553
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
117508
Parsifal cluster ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Radio France person ID
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Roglo person ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
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SPAP ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls008822644
Swedish Film Database person ID
131412
Swedish Royal Theater Archive
Person/6381
TMDB person ID
545453
Topic's main category
Category:Jacques Copeau
Treccani ID
jacques-copeau
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10045560
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/171392
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
jacques-copeau
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhGWGqWVTBFbtvHqQfTHC
Yale LUX ID
person/82b7a16f-cbbb-440d-a763-be8a95897876

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
actor, writer, film director, playwright, director, translator, theatre director, stage actor
Student 3
Étienne Decroux, Jean Dasté, Shishi Bunroku
Students 3
Étienne Decroux, Jean Dasté, Shishi Bunroku
← Cast member 3
Woman of Malacca, Camille, Under Western Eyes
Award received 1
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
Lycée Condorcet
Founded entities 1
Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
Given name 1
Jacques
Influenced 1
Orazio Costa
Influenced by 1
André Antoine
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Paris
Place of death 1
Beaune
Relative 1
Graeme Allwright
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
André Antoine
Teachers 1
André Antoine
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Jacques Copeau was born on February 4, 1879[1], in Paris[2]. He died on October 20, 1949[3], in Beaune[4]. He worked as a theatre director[5], playwright[6], film director[7], writer[8], and stage actor[9].

Why It Matters

Jacques Copeau has been cited as an influence by Orazio Costa[40], a theatrical director[41], 1911–1999[42], of Italy[43], awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[44], specialised in dramaturgy[45].

FAQs

Where was Jacques Copeau born?

Jacques Copeau was born in Paris[2].

Where did Jacques Copeau die?

Jacques Copeau passed away in Beaune[4].

What did Jacques Copeau do for work?

Jacques Copeau worked as a theatre director[5], playwright[6], film director[7], writer[8], and stage actor[9].

Where did Jacques Copeau go to school?

Jacques Copeau was educated at Lycée Condorcet[17].

What awards did Jacques Copeau receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[22] and Prix Paul Hervieu[23].

Who did Jacques Copeau influence?

Jacques Copeau has been cited as an influence by Orazio Costa[40].

Related Entities

André Antoine Beaune France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . landrucimetieres.fr. landrucimetieres.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] ↑ . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . kent.ac.uk. kent.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Jacques Copeau. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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