Joseph Isidore Samson
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Joseph Isidore Samson was a French
actor
and playwright
.
He was born at St. Denis, the son of a restaurant keeper. He took the first prize for comedy at the Conservatoire
in 1812, married an actress with whom he toured France
, and came to the Comédie-Française
in 1826. Here he remained until 1863, creating more than 250 parts.
He became a professor at the Conservatoire in 1829, and under him Rachel, Rose Cheri
(1824-1861), the Brohans
and others were trained. He wrote several comedies
, among them La Belle-Mère et le gendre (1826), and La Famille poisson (1846). Samson died in Paris
on the 28th of March 1871.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
.
He was born at St. Denis, the son of a restaurant keeper. He took the first prize for comedy at the Conservatoire
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
in 1812, married an actress with whom he toured France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and came to the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
in 1826. Here he remained until 1863, creating more than 250 parts.
He became a professor at the Conservatoire in 1829, and under him Rachel, Rose Cheri
Rose Chéri
Rose-Marie Cizos, stage name Rose Chéri, was a French actress. She was the elder sister of the actress Anna Chéri and of the composer and conductor Victor Chéri...
(1824-1861), the Brohans
Augustine Susanne Brohan
Augustine Susanne Brohan was a French actress.She was born in Paris. She entered the Conservatoire at the age of eleven, and took the second prize for comedy in 1820, and the first in 1821...
and others were trained. He wrote several comedies
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
, among them La Belle-Mère et le gendre (1826), and La Famille poisson (1846). Samson died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on the 28th of March 1871.