French novelist, journalist and playwright
Armand Lapointe |
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| Born | Amant Théodore Lapointe
1 May 1822
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| Died | 6 March 1910(1910-03-06) (aged 87)
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| Occupation(s) | Novelist, journalist, playwright |
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Armand Lapointe (1 May 1822 [1][2][3] – 6 March 1910 [4][5][6][7][8]) was a French novelist, journalist and playwright. He also wrote the libretto of the opérette bouffe Mesdames de la Halle by Jacques Offenbach.
Biography
He was a prolific popular author in the years 1850–1890 and still obviously remembered at the time of his death.[9]
During the Second French Empire, his comedies were given in Paris, at the Théâtre des Variétés and his opéra bouffe was produced at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens. From 1860, Lapointe was devoted mainly to writing novels. He was a friend of Gustave Aimard, with whom he would attend the Goguette du Poulet sauté [fr].
