Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier

Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier
Born 15 January 1766
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Died 25 May 1824(1824-05-25) (aged 58)
Occupation Playwright

Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier (15 January 1766 – 25 May 1824) was a French playwright, nicknamed the Crébillon of melodrama.

He first entered the military career then turned to theatre and was a rival of René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. From 1793 to 1824, he authored an incredible number of melodramas, dramas, pantomimes, etc. many of which were met with great success: the number is more than 110 including the Fille sauvage, the Main de Fer, the Fille mendiante, Jean Sbogar, Machabées, and the Mort de Kleber.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: (French) "article name needed". Dictionnaire Bouillet. 

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