Lucien Besnard

Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872 – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic.

Besnard was born in Nonancourt on 19 January 1872. He held a doctorate in law. He also studied Russian at the École des langues orientales.

His play Le Coeur partagé was premiered on 6 December 1926 in Paris by the Comédie-Française at the Salle Richelieu, and ran until 1931. His 1927 play Dans l'ombre du harem was adapted the following year into a silent film of the same name (In the Shadow of the Harem).

In 1932, Besnard adapted Im weißen Rößl, a German operetta by Ralph Benatzky, into French as L'Auberge du Cheval Blanc.

Besnard died in Paris in 1955. He is buried at Vaugirard Cemetery in Paris.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 19, 1872 (Nonancourt (commune in Eure, France)), Died 1955 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL3921 10-in. 10/10/1932 Au joyeux Tyrol Choeurs du Théâtre Mogador ; Gabriel Diot ; Georges Milton ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3923 10-in. 10/10/1932 Je vous emménerai sur mon joli bateau Choeurs du Théâtre Mogador ; Gabriel Diot ; Adrien Lamy ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador ; Marguerite Thibault Female-male vocal duet with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3924 10-in. 10/10/1932 L'auberge du cheval blanc Choeurs du Théâtre Mogador ; Gabriel Diot ; Adrien Lamy ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador ; Marguerite Thibault Female-male vocal duet with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3925 10-in. 10/11/1932 Pour être un jour aimé de toi Gabriel Diot ; Georges Milton ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador ; Gabrielle Ristori Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3926 10-in. 10/11/1932 La tyrolienne de Léopold Gabriel Diot ; Georges Milton ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3927 10-in. 10/11/1932 On a l'béguin Choeurs du Théâtre Mogador ; Gabriel Diot ; Georges Milton Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3928 10-in. 10/11/1932 Tout bleu, tout bleu Gabriel Diot ; Adrien Lamy ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador ; Marguerite Thibault Female-male vocal duet with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) WL3929 10-in. 10/11/1932 Mon chant d'amour est une valse Gabriel Diot ; Adrien Lamy ; Orchestre du Théâtre Mogador ; Marguerite Thibault Female-male vocal duet with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4282 10-in. 4/8/1933 Mon chant d'amour est une valse Clément Doucet ; Jean Sablon Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Besnard, Lucien," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345567.

Besnard, Lucien. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345567.

"Besnard, Lucien." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/345567

External Sources

Wikipedia: Lucien Besnard

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Besnard, Lucien, 1872-1955 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95121608

Wikidata: Lucien Besnard - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3265376

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/4188445

MusicBrainz: Lucien Besnard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/25983530-1737-40c4-b898-aca118f1abdd

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