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Eugène Scribe

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

December 24, 1791(69)

Day of Death

February 20, 1861

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Eugène Scribe

Writing

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugène_Scribe. Augustin Eugène Scribe (24 December 1791 – 20 February 1861) was a French dramatist and librettist. He is known for the perfection of the so-called "well-made play" (pièce bien faite), a mainstay of popular theatre for over 100 years, and as the librettist of many of the most successful grand operas.