French Playwright Jean Anouilh Dies at 77 The Washington Post | October 5, 1987| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jean Anouilh, 77, one of France's greatest playwrights, who is perhaps best known for his play "Becket" and for his dramatic interpretation of classical Greek myths in such works as "Antigone," "Oreste" and "Eurydice," died Oct. 3 at a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland.

During a career that spanned five decades, he wrote about 40 plays and saw his work translated into 27 languages. He also wrote stories for the ballet, dialogue and scripts for movies including "Monsieur Vincent" (1947) and "Deux Sous de Violettes" (Two Cents Worth of Violets) (1951). He directed several movies and in 1959 ...

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