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Real Name |
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac |
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Born |
March 6, 1619 |
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Died |
July 28, 1655 |
Historical Background
Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French dramatist and duelist. In fictional works about his life he is featured with an overly large nose, which people would travel from miles around to see. Portraits suggest that he did have a big nose, though not nearly as large as described in works about him. Cyrano's work furnished models and ideas for subsequent writers.
Play
In 1897, the French poet Edmond Rostand published a play, Cyrano de Bergerac, on the subject of Cyrano's life. This play, by far Rostand's most successful work, concentrates on Cyrano's love for the beautiful Roxane, whom he is obliged to woo on behalf of a more conventionally handsome but less articulate friend, Christian de Neuvillette.
Public Domain Comic Appearances
- Kid Eternity #9
- Weird Comics #20 - Cyrano is revived in 1941 to find France under Nazi rule.
Public Domain Movie Appearances
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
