Robert Thomas (director)
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Robert Thomas | |
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| Born | September 28, 1927 |
| Died | January 3, 1989 (aged 61) |
| Occupations | Playwright and Director |
| Notable work | 8 Women |
| Awards | 1961 Hachette Prix du Quai des Orfevres for Best Play |
Robert Thomas (28 September 1927 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – 3 January 1989)[1] was a French playwright and director.
As a writer, almost from the beginning, he was fascinated by a curious genre that he helped invent: the comédie policière or comedy thriller, of which Eight Women is an example.[2] In 1960, Thomas had a hit with Piège Pour un Homme Seul (Trap for a Single Man),[3] a humorous murder mystery which was an overnight success in Paris. Alfred Hitchcock bought the rights[4] and the play established Thomas as a writer of psychological crime dramas with a distinctively Gallic comic twist. The following year, Eight Women won the Hachette Prix du Quai des Orfevres for Best Play.[5]
Eight Women was adapted into a movie musical by François Ozon in 2002 with roles played by actors including Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant and Emmanuelle Béart.[6]
Thomas died in 1989 in Paris.[1]
