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Profile of Henri Meilhac
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Henri Meilhac |
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21st February 1831 |
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Paris, France |
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Henri Meilhac (February 21, 1831 - 1897), French dramatist, was born in Paris.
While a young man began writing fanciful articles for the newspapers and vaudevilles for the theatres, in a vivacious boulevardier spirit which brought him to the front. About 1860 he met Ludovic Halévy, and the two began a collaboration in writing for the stage which lasted for twenty years. For example, they wrote a vaudeville play, Le Réveillon, which became the basis of the operetta, Die Fledermaus.
Meilhac wrote a few pieces with lesser collaborators. In 1888 he was elected to the Academy. He died at Paris in 1897.
This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.
Preceded by:
Eugène Labiche |
Seat 15
Académie française |
Succeeded by:
Henri Lavedan |
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