1. Jean-Louis Barrault's father was 'a Burgundian pharmacist who died in the First World War.
10 Facts About Jean-Louis Barrault
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From 1931 to 1935 Barrault studied and acted at Charles Dullin's L'Atelier.
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Jean-Louis Barrault's first performance was a small role in Ben Jonson's Volpone.
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At the time, Jean-Louis Barrault was unable to afford rent and Dullin allowed him to sleep in the theatre on Volpone's bed.
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Jean-Louis Barrault was a member of the Comedie-Francaise from 1942 to 1946, performing lead roles in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Corneille's Le Cid.
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Jean-Louis Barrault was made director of Theatre de France in 1959, and remained in the role until 1969.
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Jean-Louis Barrault would go on to act in nearly 50 movies over the course of his career.
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Jean-Louis Barrault was the uncle of actress Marie-Christine Barrault and sometime sponsor of Peter Brook.
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Jean-Louis Barrault died from a heart attack in Paris on 22 January 1994, at the age of 83.
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Jean-Louis Barrault is buried with his wife Madeleine in the Passy Cemetery in Paris.