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This section is made up of articles and excerpts that have been transcribed or translated here with a single goal in mind: so that more people will know and love Louis Jouvet.

I tried to quote the chosen works in a way that wouldn't cause prejudice or displeasure to the authors or copyright holders. I hope that is the case.


Louis Jouvet: Un uomo di teatro nel cinema (Pecchioni) A book written in Italian that contains a biography and an analysis of Jouvet's films. Available from Barbieri ed.

Foreword to:
Images de Louis Jouvet (Barrault)
Jean-Louis Barrault draws a moving portrait of Louis Jouvet in this text published shortly after his death

Louis Jouvet: Man of the Theatre (Knapp) English-language biography of Jouvet, concentrating on his theatre work

Louis Jouvet (Loubier) Comprehensive biography
The new edition of this book is available, in French only, from Editions Ramsay. It contains new information from Jouvet's FBI file from WWII


Dix ans avec Jouvet/Ten years with Jouvet (Lapara) Jouvet's later years, as recalled by his personal secretary, Leo Lapara

Croquis sans retouches (Vietti) An article that appeared in Cine-Revue magazine in 1951, representative of how Jouvet was considered and treated by the medias in his later years
Many thanks to Laurel for finding this article for me!!!! :)

Sun and Shadow (Aumont) Jean-Pierre Aumont's recollections of the 'boss', from his autobiography
Be sure to visit Laurel's Jean-Pierre Aumont site


Classical Tragedy and 19th Century Theatre (Jouvet) Excerpts from classes given by Louis Jouvet at the Paris Conservatory



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