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Everything ends this way in France — everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, burials, swindlings, diplomatic affairs — everything is a pretext for a good dinner.

Jean Anouilh

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Jean Anouilh
Age: 77 †
Born: 1910
Born: June 23
Died: 1987
Died: October 3
Author
Director
Dramatist
Film Director
Playwright
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Writer
Bordèu
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh
Everything
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Diplomatic
Good
Affairs
Paris
Duels
France
Christening
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Swindling
Dinner
Weddings
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Burial

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