Ferdinand de Villeneuve
Ferdinand de Villeneuve and his brother Julien's grave at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise
Born	Théodore-Ferdinand Vallou de Villeneuve 5 June 1801 Boissy-Saint-Léger
Died	27 September 1858(1858-09-27) (aged 57) Paris
Occupation	Dramatist
Years active	1822 – 1855

Ferdinand de Villeneuve (5 June 1801 – 27 September 1858) was a 19th-century French playwright.

Short biography

He made his debut in the theatre at the age of 21 by partnering with Charles Dupeuty, and began to be successful from 1823 onwards. In 1825, he founded the newspaper La Nouveauté with Dupeuty, Amable de Saint-Hilaire and Musnier Desclozeaux, a publication which became a daily.

Co-director of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin with Anténor Joly from December 1835, he then directed, still with Joly, the Théâtre de la Renaissance in 1838 with its own funds.

His plays were presented on several 19th-century Parisian stages, including the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, the Théâtre du Vaudeville, and the Théâtre des Variétés.

The painter and photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve was his brother.

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References

Bibliography

• Joseph Marie Quérard, La France Litteraire, T.X, 1839, p. 196-199 (Read on line)
• Joseph Fr. Michaud, Louis Gabriel Michaud, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne, vol.43, 1843, p. 480
• Louis Gustave Vapereau, Dictionnaire universel des contemporains, 1870, p. 1819