Lafon, Pierre, 1773-1846
Variant namesPierre Lafon was a French actor.
He was born in Lalinde in the Dordogne on September 1, 1773. In 1797, he was under contract to the Thâeãatre de Nice. He made his Paris debut in May 1800, and in September of that year he was admitted to the Comâedie Franðcaise. Lafon often sought the patronage of influential and powerful persons in order to advance his career on the stage. Pierre Lafon died in 1846.
From the description of Pierre Lafon papers, 1797-1838. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48380049
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| creatorOf | Lafon, Pierre, 1773-1846. Pierre Lafon papers, 1797-1838. | Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library | |
| referencedIn | Ecole royale de musique et de déclamation (France). Souscription pour l'erection du monument á la mémoire de S.A.R. Monseigneur le Duc de Berry : Intendance des menu-plaisirs du roi : manuscript, [1820?] | Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library |
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| associatedWith | Bonaparte, Lucien, prince de Canino, 1775-1840. | person |
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| associatedWith | Ecole royale de musique et de déclamation (France) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mahérault, Marie Joseph François, 1795-1879. | person |
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Birth 1773
Death 1846
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