Philippe François Pinel (French pronunciation: [filipfʁɑ̃swapinɛl]), known as Dumanoir ([dymanwaʁ]; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.

Biography

Dumanoir was born in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Guadeloupe. He was the son of Mrs. Pinel-Dumanoir, whose family planted the palm trees lining the Allée Dumanoir in Guadeloupe. He left Guadeloupe in 1816. Dumanoir wrote in the theatrical genre of Comédie en vaudevilles. He was director of the Théâtre des Variétés from 1837 to 1839. In 1844, he wrote in collaboration with Adolphe d'Ennery, an eponymous drama about Don César de Bazan, one of the characters in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo.

He died in Pau.

List of major works

Le Petit Poucet by M M Dumanoir and Clairvile; Le général Tom Pouce au Théatre du Vaudeville.

Plays

Opera and ballet

Filmography

Decorations

Sources

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