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Jean Dasté (September 18, 1904 in Paris, France - October 15, 1994 in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France) was an actor and theatre director.
Although Jean Dasté is best known for his career on stage as both an actor and director in a variety of works including those by Shakespeare and Molière, he made his first appearance on screen in a 1932 Jean Renoir film, and 57 years later appeared in his final film at the age of 85.
He married Danish-born actress Marie-Hélène Copeau (1902-1994), the daughter of the influential French writer, editor, and drama critic Jacques Copeau (1879-1949) and Agnès Thomsen.
In 1947, he became the founding director of the Comedie de St.-Etienne stage company in the town of Saint-Étienne in the Loire departement. The success of his theater was such that there is a college and a theater in Saint-Étienne named in his honor.
Adapted from the article Jean Dasté (http://www.wikinfo.org/wiki.phtml?title=Jean_Dast%E9), from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.