Philippe L%C3%A9otard

Philippe Lotard was a French actor, poet, and singer.

He was born in Nice, one of seven children four girls, then three boys, of which he was the oldest and was the brother of politician Franois Lotard. His childhood was normal except for an illness which struck him and forced him to spend days in bed during which time he read a great many books. He was particularly fond of the poets Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Lautramont, Blaise Cendrars. He met Ariane Mnouchkine at the Sorbonne and in 1964 they formed the thtre du soleil.

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