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- Édouard Bourdet was born on October 26, 1887 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France. He was a writer and actor, known for Vient de paraître (1949), Fric-Frac (1939) and Hyménée (1947). He was married to Denise Bourdet and Catherine Pozzi. He died on January 17, 1945 in Paris, France.
- SpousesDenise Bourdet(November 17, 1921 - January 17, 1945) (his death)Catherine Pozzi(January 1909 - March 19, 1921) (divorced, 1 child)
- Twice wounded during World War I, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre.
- General administrator of the Comédie-Française (October 1936 - December 1940).
- Friends with Paul Claudel and Jean Giraudoux.
- Father of Claude Bourdet with his first wife, the French poet Catherine Pozzi (13 July 1882 - 3 December 1934).
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