Adrien Decourcelle

Adrien Decourcelle (28 October 1821 – 6 August 1892)[1] was a 19th-century French writer and playwright.

Adrien Decourcelle
Born28 October 1821
Montdidier (Somme)
Died6 August 1892(1892-08-06) (aged 47)
Étretat (Seine-Maritime)
OccupationPlaywright, chansonnier
Spouse(s)Caroline Lambert

Pierre-Henri-Adrien Decourcelle wrote about 70 plays between 1845 and 1855, comedies and Comédie en vaudeville written most of the time in collaboration with Théodore Barrière. He was also a successful chansonnier.

In 1851 he married Caroline Lambert, a niece of Adolphe d'Ennery. His son was Pierre Decourcelle (1856-1926), a playwright, novelist, president of the Société des gens de lettres and commandeur of the Légion d'honneur. Pierre Decourcelle was involved in legal disputes following Ennery's death in 1899.[2]

Adrien Decourcelle is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (7th division).

Selected works

Distinctions
  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur[3]

References
  1. Acte n° 66 (vue 40), registre des décès de 1892 pour la Ville d'Étretat, Archives numérisées de Seine-Maritime.
  2. « Le Testament d'Adolphe d'Ennery », Revue des grands procès, 1900, at Gallica.
  3. Base Léonore.

Bibliography
  • Domenico Gabrielli, Dictionnaire historique du cimetière du Père-Lachaise (XVIIIe – XIXe siècles), Paris, éd. de l'Amateur, 2002, p. 110.
  • Revue d'art dramatique, tome 27, 1892, (p. 248).
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