Barrault, Jean-Louis, << bah ROH, zhahn LWEE >> (1910-1994), was a French actor and director. He performed with the Comedie-Francaise, the French national theater, from 1940 to 1946. In 1946, Barrault and his wife, actress Madeleine Renaud, formed their own acting company in Paris, performing in classical French plays as well as modern French plays and translations. From 1959 to 1968, he directed France’s second national theater, the Theatre de France.
Barrault was born on Sept. 10, 1910, in Le Vesinet, a suburb of Paris. He made his motion-picture debut in 1935. His most famous film is Children of Paradise (1945). His other films include La Symphonie Fantastique (1942) and La Ronde (1950). He died on Jan. 22, 1994.
