Albert Husson

Albert Husson (3 August 1912 – 16 December 1978) was a French playwright and theatre director.
On 26 January 1968, Jean Meyer and Albert Husson were both appointed directors of the Théâtre des Célestins in Lyon, which produced numerous adaptations for the theater as well as television. Albert Husson, former secretary general of the Théâtre des Célestins 1944–1959, was specifically responsible for the administrative management, while John Meyer was artistic director.
Albert Husson was a member of the Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Lyon.
Comedian
1936: Romance by Robert de Flers and Francis de Croisset after Edward Sheldon, Théâtre des Célestins
1937: The Merry Widow by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, music by Franz Lehár, Théâtre des Célestins
Works
Adaptator
1959: La Copie de Madame Aupic after Gian-Carlo Menotti, directed by Daniel Ceccaldi, Théâtre Fontaine, Théâtre des Célestins
1962: Flora by and Franco Brusati, directed by Jules Dassin, Théâtre des Variétés
1963: La Crécelle by Charles dyer, directed by Michel Fagadau, Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
1965: Liola by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Bernard Jenny, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
1965: Le Mal de Test by Ira Wallach, directed by Pierre Dux, Comédie des Champs-Élysées
1965: Le Jour de la tortue by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, directed by the authors and Robert Manuel, Théâtre Marigny
1966: : L'homme qui a perdu son ombre after the tale Peter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso, TV director Marcel Cravenne, first broadcast: 16/07/1966
1966: Comment naît un scénario de cinéma by Cesare Zavattini, adaptation with Hubert Gignoux, directed by Hubert Gignoux, Théâtre de l'Athénée
1968: Adieu Berthe by Allen Boretz and John Murray, adaptation with Francis Blanche, directed by Jacques Charon, Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
1968: Le Soldat inconnu et sa femme by Peter Ustinov, directed by the author, Théâtre des Célestins
1969: Le monde est ce qu'il est by Alberto Moravia, directed by Pierre Franck, Théâtre des Célestins, Théâtre de l'Œuvre
1969: Cash-Cash by Alistair Foot and Anthony Marriott, directed by Michel Vocoret, Théâtre Fontaine
1971: Le Dieu Kurt by Alberto Moravia, directed by Pierre Franck, Théâtre des Célestins, Théâtre Michel
1971: Joyeuse Pomme by Jack Pulman, directed by Jacques Rosny, Théâtre des Célestins
1975: Un mois à la campagne by Ivan Turgenev, directed by Jean Meyer, Théâtre des Célestins
1976: Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Jean Meyer, Théâtre des Célestins
1976: Qui est qui ? by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, Théâtre Moderne
1978: Le Colonel Chabert after Honoré de Balzac, directed by Jean Meyer, Théâtre des Célestins
1984: La Mal de test by Ira Wallach, directed by Raymond Gérôme, Comédie des Champs-Élysées
1987: Drôle de couple by Neil Simon, directed by Jean-Luc Moreau, Théâtre des Célestins
Author
1943: L'Immortel Saint-Germainchance, directed by Charles Gantillon, Théâtre des Célestins
1947: Monsieur Providence, play in 2 acts and one prologue, Théâtre Gramont
1948: Jardin français dialogues, directed by Julien Bertheau, Théâtre des Célestins
1948: La Ligne de chance, directed by Charles Gantillon, Théâtre des Célestins
1952: La Cuisine des anges, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (Film We're No Angels, 1955)
1953: Les Pavés du ciel, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre des Célestins
1956: La Nuit du 4 août, directed by Christian-Gérard, Théâtre Édouard VII
1956: L'Ombre du cavalier, directed by Julien Bertheau, Théâtre des Célestins
1957: Les Pigeons de Venise, directed by Louis Ducreux, Théâtre des Célestins, Théâtre Michel
1958: La Grande Revue du bimillénaire, in collaboration with Jacques Bodoin, Erge, R. Moreau, Xavier Salomon, Berier, Migy, André Marcel, Théâtre des Célestins
1958: Une leçon de chant, one-act play, directed by Charles Gantillon, Théâtre des Célestins
1958: Le Valet de quatre cœurs after Servitore de due padroni by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Charles Gantillon, Théâtre des Célestins
1961: L'Impromptu des collines, directed by Julien Bertheau, Théâtre du Tertre, Théâtre des Célestins
1961: Claude de Lyon, directed by Julien Bertheau, Théâtre du Tertre, Théâtre des Célestins
1963: Le Système Fabrizzi, directed by Sacha Pitoëff, Théâtre Moderne
1963: Le Théâtre de la jeunesse: La Surprenante Invention du Professeur Delalune, TV director Marcel Cravenne, première diffusion : 30/11/1963
1964: Devant que les chandelles…, Théâtre des Célestins
1965: Le Théâtre de la jeunesse: Sans-souci ou Le Chef-d'œuvre de Vaucanson, TV director Jean-Pierre Decourt, first broadcast 22 May 1965
1966: La Bouteille à l'encre, directed by Jean-Pierre Grenier, Théâtre Saint-Georges
1969: La Paille humide, directed by Michel Roux, Théâtre de la Michodière
1972: Le Plaisir conjugal after Lysistrata by Aristophane, Théâtre de la Madeleine
1973: Le Paysan parvenu after Marivaux, directed by Jean Meyer, Théâtre des Célestins
1974: Bonne Fête Amandine, directed by Jacques Mauclair, Théâtre des Célestins
Artistic collaboration
1978: Boule de Suif after Guy de Maupassant, directed by Jean Meyer, Théâtre des Célestins
Prizes and honours
1947: Grand Prix de la Société des Auteurs for Monsieur Providence
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20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
French theatre managers and producers
Writers from Lyon
1912 births
1978 deaths