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Franc-Nohain

French librettist and poet (1872-1934) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 61

Maurice Étienne Legrand, who published under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain, was a French librettist and poet. He is best known for his libretti for Maurice Ravel's opera L'heure espagnole and for numerous operettas by Claude Terrasse.

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Grand prix de littérature de l'Académie française1932
Alfred Née Award1929
Commander of the Legion of Honour

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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1934 · aged 61

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