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Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b: October 29, 1882; d: January 31, 1944) (Biography of Jean Giraudoux)
Rudy Campaign Team Deals With Its First Serious Negative Press 2009
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I think it was the French playwright Jean Giraudoux who summed up this sentiment most succinctly: The secret of success is sincerity.
How to Irritate and Annoy People in the Name of Blogging « Whatever 2007
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Tony Award in 1956 for her portrayal of Helen of Troy in a production of the Jean Giraudoux play "Tiger at the Gates."
NYT > Home Page By PETER KEEPNEWS 2011
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Ondine by Jean Giraudoux that ran for 157 performances on Broadway in 1954, about an enchanting mermaid, starring Audrey Hepburn in the title role.
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I believe it was Jean Giraudoux who first said, "Only the mediocre are always at their best."
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Cripple Creek revisits a 20th-century classic - "The Madwoman of Chaillot" by Jean Giraudoux - but gives it plenty of fresh twists in a staging that opens on Friday at the AllWays Lounge & Theatre.
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I believe it was Jean Giraudoux who first said, "Only the mediocre are always at their best."
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Based on the play by Jean Giraudoux and adapted by Maurice Valency, "Ondine" tells the story of a water nymph, Ondine, who instantly falls in love with the valiant knight Hans Van Wittenstein.
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To this day, over thirty years down the road, I can't hear the song without thinking of John Rassias and Jean Giraudoux and a truly great, emotional moment.
Dartblog 2009
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And playwrights like Jean Giraudoux ( "Amphitryon 38," "The Trojan War Will Not Take Place") and Eugene O'Neill ( "Mourning Becomes Electra") found an inexhaustible source of inspiration in the classics, often updating them.
NYT > Home Page By Edmund White 2009
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