Biography
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (French: [pjɛʁ bomaʁʃɛ]; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier and revolutionary (both French and American).
Born a Parisian watchmaker's son, Beaumarchais rose in French society and became influential in the court of Louis XV as an inventor and music teacher. He made a number of important business and social contacts, played various roles as a diplomat and spy, and had earned a considerable fortune before a series of costly court battles jeopardized his reputation.
An early French supporter of American independence, Beaumarchais lobbied the French government on behalf of the American rebels during the American War of Independence. Beaumarchais oversaw covert aid from the French and Spanish governments to supply arms and financial assistance to the rebels in the years before France's formal entry into the war in 1778. He later struggled to recover money he had personally invested in the scheme. Beaumarchais was also a participant in the early stages of the 1789 French Revolution.
Beaumarchais is probably best known for his theatrical works, especially the three Figaro plays.
Filmography
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Movies 48
Writer 45
Le Barbier de Seville (2020)
Les Noces de Fígaro (2016)
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2014)
The Metropolitan Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (2014)
The Marriage of Figaro (2012)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2011)
The Barber of Seville (2009)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2007)
The Marriage of Figaro (2006)
The Marriage of Figaro (2006)
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (2006)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2005)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2005)
Le nozze di Figaro (2004)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2002)
Le Nozze di Figaro (2001)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (2001)
Le nozze di Figaro (1999)
Le Barbier de Séville (1997)
Le Nozze di Figaro (1994)
The Marriage of Figaro (1993)
Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (1992)
Le nozze di Figaro (1990)
La Folle Journée (Le Mariage de Figaro) (1989)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1988)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1981)
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (Komische Oper Berlin) (1975)
The Marriage of Figaro (1975)
Mad Day or Figaro Wedding (1974)
The Marriage of Figaro (1974)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1973)
Der tolle Tag (1962)
Le Mariage de Figaro ou La Folle Journée (1961)
Marriage of Figaro (1959)
Figarova svatba (1958)
Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia (1955)
Ein toller Tag (1954)
The Adventurer of Seville (1954)
Figaros Hochzeit (1949)
Barber of Seville (1948)
The Barber of Seville (1947)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
El barbero de Sevilla (1938)
The Barber of Seville (1933)
Figaro (1929)
Figaros Hochzeit (1920)
Figaro's Wedding (1913)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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GenderMale
Birthday1732-01-25
Deathday1799-05-18 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceParis, France
ChildrenAmélie-Eugénie Caron de Beaumarchais
FatherAndré-Charles Caron
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsPierre-Augustin Caron, Pierre Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais
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