Maurice Escande: Maurice Escande. Actor: Three Musketeers. The name of Maurice Escande is inextricably linked to the Comédie-Française, the oldest and most illustrious theatre company of France. He indeed belonged to the troupe - with only a few interruptions - from 1918 to 1970, rose through the ranks from "pensionnaire" (paid actor) to "sociétaire" (regular member) to chief administrator between 1960 and 1970. Born on 4-11-1892, he is still a teen when...
Known For: Three Musketeers (Buckingham), The Queen's Necklace (Le cardinal de Rohan), Le capitan (Le prince de Condé), Lucrezia Borgia (Jean Borgia, Duke of Gandie)