Jean Meyer

Biography

Jean Meyer was a French theater director, actor, and dramatist born in Paris on June 11, 1914. He began his studies as an actor at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique under Louis Jouvet and later became a leading member of the Comédie-Française, where he worked for 22 years. Meyer directed numerous productions, including those by Molière, and also served as artistic director of the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris from 1960.