Montdory
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|Presumed portrait of Montdory as Herod in Tristan l'Hermite's La Mariane, 1636, from the frontispiece engraved by [[Abraham Bosse]] thumb|upright=1.2|Signature on a 1622 legal document
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Birth, family, and name
- Early career
- Théâtre du Marais
- Retirement and death
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|upright=1.2|Presumed portrait of Montdory as Herod in Tristan l'Hermite's La Mariane, 1636, from the frontispiece engraved by [[Abraham Bosse]] thumb|upright=1.2|Signature on a 1622 legal document
Montdory, pseudonym of Guillaume des Gilberts (baptized 13 March 1594; died between 17 November 1653 and 14 November 1654), was a French actor-manager, recognized as "the most powerful tragedian of his day."
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