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French playwright, poet and journalist
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Male
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Birth:
22 July 1812(Marseille, France)
Death:
12 March 1868(Paris, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Marc-Antoine-Amédée Michel, known as Marc-Michel (22 July 1812 in Marseille – 12 March 1868 in Paris) was a French poet, playwright and journalist. He is perhaps best known today for the 1851 farce he co-wrote with Eugène Marin Labiche, The Italian Straw Hat, since then adapted many times to stage and screen.
Life
He began his studies in Aix-en-Provence in 1821 at the collège Saint-Louis, run by the Jesuits.