Micheline Attoun
Micheline Attoun (11 October 1936 – 14 March 2024) was a French stage director.[1]
Micheline Attoun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1936 |
| Died | 14 March 2024 (aged 87) 14th arrondissement of Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Stage director |
Biography
Born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris on 11 October 1936, Attoun's parents were Ashkenazi Jews of Germano-Polish origin who had moved to France in 1933. She grew up listening to her father read her Nathan the Wise by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, instilling in her a deep love of German literature. She was separated from her husband Lucien Attoun, who she had married in 1960.[2]
Attoun was co-director of the Théâtre Ouvert in Paris. In January 2012, Attoun was named as a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Micheline Attoun died in the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 14 March 2024, at the age of 87.[3]
References
- "Pour dire adieu à Micheline Attoun". L'Humanité (in French). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- Laurence, Liban (28 February 2002). "Quarante ans d'ouverture". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- Gayot, Joëlle (15 March 2024). "Micheline Attoun, cofondatrice et directrice de Théâtre ouvert, est morte". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
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