Gaston Arman de Caillavet | |
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 Photography of Gaston Arman de Caillavet. | |
| Born | 13 March 1869 |
| Died | 13 January 1915 (aged 45) |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Spouse | Jeanne Pouquet |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Albert Arman de Caillavet Léontine Lippmann |
| Relatives | André Maurois (son-in-law) |
Gaston Arman de Caillavet[1] (13 March 1869[2] – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright.
Gaston Arman de Caillavet was born on 13 March 1869. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann. His maternal grandfather, Auguste Lippmann, was a banker of Jewish descent.[3]
De Caillavet was a playwright.[3] From 1901 to 1915, he collaborated with Robert de Flers on many works, including light and witty operettas or comédies de boulevard, many of which were great successes.
In April 1893 he married Jeanne Pouquet. He was a close friend of Marcel Proust who found in him and his fiancée, Jeanne Pouquet, a model of the relationship between Robert de Saint-Loup and Gilberte in his famous novel In Search of Lost Time.
Gaston and Jeanne had only one daughter, Simone, who married (second wedding) André Maurois, future biographer of Proust.[4]
