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JEAN-ROGER CAUSSIMON

One of the greatest authors and composers of his generation, Jean-Roger Caussimon was born in Paris on July 24, 1918. He grew up in Bordeaux and discovered poetry, before taking diction lessons to become an actor. After winning first prize at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique, he made his theatrical debut in 1937 and moved to Paris, where he studied with Louis Jouvet. Mobilized during the Second World War, he was taken prisoner and detained in Silesia, where he began writing poetry and a play. On his return in 1942, he performed at the Lapin Agile, where he returned frequently u...