Antoine Vitez

Biography

Antoine Vitez was a French actor, director, and poet born in Paris on December 20, 1930. He became an influential figure in post-war French theater, teaching drama technique and directing works such as Sophocles' Electra at the Maison de la Culture de Caen in 1966. Vitez also directed for the Comédie Francaise, a prestigious French theater company, and was a poet and translator of notable authors like Chekhov and Vladimir Mayakovsky.