Lucienne Hill, Jean Anouilh
As he waits to be scourged for his part in Becket's murder, King Henry II retraces his entire relationship with the'saint, once his dearest friend and mentor. His catastrophic mistake was to create Becket Archbishop out of political expediency for Becket found a fulfilment lacking in his hitherto luxurious life and therefore guarded the honour of God as once he had, as Henry's Chancellor, guarded the honour of his King.
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Lucienne Hill (1923-2012) became well known for her for her translations of French dramatist Jean Anouilh. After a brief career as an actress of stage and screen, she earned a Tony Award nomination for her translation of The Waltz of the Toreadors. In 1961, she won the Tony A ...
Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) was born in Bordeaux on June 23, 1910. After completing his early schooling, Anouilh studied law for a short time at the Sorbonne, and then worked as a copywriter at Publicité Damour. He also wrote comic scenes for the cinema. In 1929, he collaborated ...