Full Name Amant Théodore Lapointe Born 1 May 1822 Paimbœuf (Loire-Atlantique) Occupation Novelist, journalist, playwright Died 5 March 1910, 9th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, France | ||
Armand Lapointe (1 May 1822 – 6 March 1810 ) was a French novelist, journalist and playwright. He also wrote the libretto of the opérette bouffe Mesdames de la Halle by Jacques Offenbach.
Biography
He was a prolific popular author in the years 1850-1890 and still obviously remembered at the time of his death
During the Second French Empire, his comedies were given in Paris, at the Théâtre des Variétés and his opéra bouffe was produced at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens. From 1860, Lapointe was devoted mainly to writing novels. He was a friend of Gustave Aimard, with whom he would attend the Goguette du Poulet sauté.
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