Cast
Roger Blin
Acting
Cast
Roger Blin
Known for
Acting
Born
1907-03-22
From
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Died
1984-01-20
Also known as Đ ĐŸĐ¶Đ” ĐĐ»Đ”Đœ
Biography
Roger Blin (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 22 March 1907 â Ăvecquemont, France, 21 January 1984) was a French actor and director. He staged world premieres of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1953 and Endgame in 1957. Blin was the son of a doctor; however, despite his father's wishes, Blin forged a career in the theatre. As a teenager he was 'fascinated' by the Surrealists and their conception of revolutionary art. He was initially part of the left-wing theatre collectives The Company of Five and The October Group. In 1935 Blin served as Antonin Artaud's assistant director for his production of Les Cenci [The Cenci] at the Folies-Wagrams theatre in 1935. Following his work with Artaud, Blin focused on 'political street-theatre.' During the war, Blin was a liaison between the Resistance and the French Army. His extensive career as both director and actor in both film and theatre has been largely defined by his work and relationship with Artaud, Samuel Beckett and Jean Genet. In addition to being a close friend and confidant of Artaud during the latter's nine years of internment, he directed the first performances of Beckett's Waiting For Godot, Happy Days and Endgame as well as directing the initial performance of Genet's The Blacks and the controversial The Screens. Genet's key correspondences to Blin have been published by Editions Gallimard. The 1986 Faber and Faber publication, "Samuel Beckett: The Complete Dramatic Works" carries only three dedications from Beckett: "Endgame" is dedicated to Blin, while "Come and Go" is for John Calder, and "Catastrophe" is for VĂĄclav Havel. Source: Article "Roger Blin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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The Adolescent
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Orpheus
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Adrienne Lecouvreur
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Paris Blues
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Volpone
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Quatrevingt-treize
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Douce
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The Devil's Envoys
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That Most Important Thing: Love
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The Knight of the Night
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Passionnelle
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Piédalu fait des miracles
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Vagabonds imaginaires
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Le Corbeau
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The Ideal Couple
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Mesure pour Mesure
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Stars at Noon
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The World Will Shake
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L'illusion comique
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Les Trois SĆurs
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The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
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Calligraphie Japonaise
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L'Ăąge d'or
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The Last Judgment
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Beating Heart
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The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died
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The Time of the Cherries
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The Curtain Rises
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Too Small My Friend
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Little Claus and Big Claus
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The Devil's Tricks
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Egypt, oh Egypt: Images of Heaven
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The Trump Card
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Law of Survival
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Checkerboard
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One Must Live Dangerously
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The Sunday of Life
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Life Is Ours
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Alibi
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Jenny
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Marie Soleil
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Louise
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Torticola versus Frankensberg
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Le FantĂŽme de Laurent Terzieff
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Unusual Tales
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Nevermore, Forever
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Wicked City
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Under Western Eyes
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Five and the Skin
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Adieu LĂ©onard
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Street Without a Name
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The Hospital of Leningrad
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Adventures of Captain Fabian
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A Taste for Women
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The Bohemian Life
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The Life and Loves of Beethoven
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Qui donc a rĂȘvĂ©?
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The Citadel of Silence
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First in Line
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Pasha's Wives
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The Shadow Line
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The Convict
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The Amazing Mr. Callaghan
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La Plaie et le Couteau, Charles Baudelaire
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Colonel Chabert
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The Invitation to the Waltz
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