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David Antoine Chapoulade, known as Gil-Naza

Also known as: David Antoine Chapoulade, known as Gil-Naza; primary name: Gil-Naza; other name: Chapoulade, David Antoine; other name: Gilles Naza; other name: Naza, Gilles
Details: individual; actor/entertainer; French; Male
Life dates: 1825-1899
Biography: Actor; founded the Théâtre-Molière in Ixelles (Belgium); then at the Odéon in Paris from 1874. Noted for his performance as Coupeau in the stage adaptation of Zola's "L'Assommoir" (1879).