Pierre Bocage ( fr. Pierre Bocage , real name Pierre-Martinien Touze ( fr. Pierre-Martinien Tousez ); November 11, 1799 , Rouen - August 30, 1863 , Paris ) - French actor.
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| Birth name | Pierre-Martinien Touze |
| Aliases | Bocage |
| Date of Birth | November 11, 1799 |
| Place of Birth | Rouen , France |
| Date of death | August 30, 1863 (63 years) |
| Place of death | Paris , Second Empire |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Profession | actor |
| Role | romantic hero |
| Theater | "Port Saint-Martin", " Comedie Francaise ", " Odeon " |
Life and creativity
P. Bocage came from a poor family of workers. Since childhood, he was forced to work in a weaving factory to feed himself. I did not attend school, I learned to read and write on occasion. At the same time, he already reads Shakespeare in his youth and sees himself on the stage. In order to fulfill his dream, he went on foot from Rouen to Paris and entered the Paris Conservatoire , but due to lack of money he was forced to leave school.
P. Bocage plays roles in a number of Parisian theaters (eg “Port Saint-Martin”) in the plays of Hugo , Dumas the Father , Pia , Antje and others. He is the author of the image on the French scene of the image of a romantic hero - ironic, lonely, doomed to death in the fight against limitation, selfishness and tyranny. This hero first appeared in the role of the lover Anthony, played in the play of the same name by Dumas in 1831 .
P. Bocage was a politically active citizen, a member of the French Revolution of 1848 , which subsequently affected his theatrical career. As director of the Odeon Theater ( 1845 - 1848 ), he often used performances for revolutionary propaganda, for which he was dismissed from this post in connection with the charge of conducting anti-government activities.
Literature
- “The History of the Foreign Theater”, part 2, Moscow 1984.