Micheline Attoun (11 October 1936 – 14 March 2024) was a French stage director.[1]

Micheline Attoun
Born(1936-10-11)11 October 1936
Died14 March 2024(2024-03-14) (aged 87)
NationalityFrench
OccupationStage director

Biography

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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 [fr], who she had married in 1960.[2]

Attoun was co-director of the Théâtre Ouvert [fr] 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

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  1. ^ "Pour dire adieu à Micheline Attoun". L'Humanité (in French). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Laurence, Liban (28 February 2002). "Quarante ans d'ouverture". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ Gayot, Joëlle (15 March 2024). "Micheline Attoun, cofondatrice et directrice de Théâtre ouvert, est morte". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024.