César Birotteau [SEP] series
César Birotteau
Histoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau or César Birotteau, is an 1837 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the "Scènes de la vie parisienne" in the series "La Comédie humaine". Its main character is a Parisian perfumer who achieves success in the cosmetics business, but becomes bankrupt due to property speculation.
Writing and Publication.
Balzac kept a rough draft of the novel for six years before completing it in 1837 after being offered 20,000 Francs by "
Whitey Richardson in the 1963 BBC television adaptation of "Chips with Everything". He followed this with the role of Anselme Popinot in mini-series "The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau" on BBC2, a four-part dramatisation broadcast in June 1965. His last dramatic role on television before joining "Blue Peter" was in an episode of the crime series "Mogul", starring Barry Foster and Geoffrey Keen, broadcast on BBC1 in August 1965.
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"Blue Peter" Presenter.
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