Blin, Roger
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Blin, Roger (1907–84), French actor and director, who made his first appearance in 1935 in an adaptation by
Artaud of
Shelley's The Cenci. He studied mime with
Barrault, with whom he appeared many times during the late 1930s, and in 1949 began a successful career as a director with a production of
Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata. He is best remembered for his long advocacy of
Beckett's En attendant Godot, of which in 1953 he staged the first production; he later directed all Beckett's plays up to and including
Oh! les beaux jours (1965). Blin was also instrumental in the discovery of
Adamov and in spite of political opposition to
Genet helped to popularize his plays, giving them successfully flamboyant productions. In general he was a discreet director, allowing due prominence to text and actors without obtruding himself on either.
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