Tristan Bernard, the wit
After much persuasion from his well wishers and a fellow playwright Maurice Sonray he put in an application for admission to Academie Française which he later withdrew remarking,’the costume costs too much; I will wait until someone dies who is my size.’
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His utter disregard for money once invited criticism
from his lawyer who [...]
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Bernard,the wit
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