{{Short description|French actor and playwright (1952–2022)}} {{Infobox person | name = Jean-Louis Bauer | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = 1 June 1952 | birth_place = Paris, France | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2022|09|30|1952|06|01}} | death_place = Paris, France | other_names = | occupation = Actor <br/> Playwright | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | education = {{ill|National School of Arts and Techniques of Theater|fr|École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre}} }} '''Jean-Louis Bauer''' (1 June 1952 – 30 September 2022) was a French actor and playwright.<ref>{{cite news |last=Costaz|first=Gilles|date=2 October 2022|title=La mort de Jean-Louis Bauer|trans-title= |url=https://webtheatre.fr/La-mort-de-Jean-Louis-Bauer|language=French|work=WebThéâtre|location= |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
==Biography== Bauer studied at the {{ill|National School of Arts and Techniques of Theater|fr|École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre}} and played roles on the stage and on television. He also wrote plays for France Inter and France Culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.franceculture.fr/personne-jean-louis-bauer.html|title=Jean-Louis Bauer|work=France Culture|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120004016/http://www.franceculture.fr/personne-jean-louis-bauer.html|archivedate=20 November 2015}}</ref> In particular, he wrote the play ''L'Affaire'' with Philippe Adrien,<ref>{{cite news |last=Denis|first=Tugdual|date=23 May 2012|title=Une pièce de théâtre raconte la descente aux enfers de DSK|trans-title= |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/une-piece-de-theatre-raconte-la-descente-aux-enfers-de-dsk_1117754.html|language=French|work=L'Express|location= |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> as well as ''Le Roman d'un trader'', which was inspired by the life of Jérôme Kerviel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Héliot|first=Armelle|date=24 September 2009|title="Le Roman d'un trader" : folies virtuelles, réalités tragiques|trans-title= |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/blogs/theatre/2009/09/le-roman-dun-trader-folies-vir.html|language=French|work=Le Figaro|location= |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> Aided by director {{ill|Daniel Benoin|fr}}, he presented the latter play with Lorànt Deutsch as the lead actor. The piece was adapted into cinema by Christophe Barratier with Arthur Dupont in the role of Jérôme Kerviel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morrisson|first=Virginie|date=18 February 2014|title=Arthur Dupont va incarner Jérôme Kerviel au cinéma|trans-title= |url=https://www.avoir-alire.com/arthur-dupont-va-incarner-jerome-kerviel-au-cinema|language=French|work=aVoir-aLire.com|location= |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> In 1997, he received the {{ill|Prix SACD|fr}} for new theatre talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.editionstheatrales.fr/auteurs/jean-louis-bauer-9.html|title=Jean-Louis Bauer|work=Éditions Theatrales|language=French}}</ref>
Jean-Louis Bauer died in Paris on 30 September 2022 at the age of 70.
==Filmography== ===Cinema=== *''{{ill|Stella (1983 film)|fr|Stella (film, 1983)|lt=Stella}}'' (1983) *''Contes clandestins'' (1985) *''Le Contretemps'' (2009)
===Television=== *''{{ill|Le Pain noir|fr|Le Pain noir (mini-série)}}'' (1974) *''{{ill|L'Équipage (1978 film)|fr|L'Équipage (film, 1978)|lt=L'Équipage}}'' (1978) *''Médecins de nuit'' (1978) *''{{ill|Messieurs les jurés (film)|fr|Messieurs les jurés|lt=Messieurs les jurés}}'' (1981) *''La Vie telle qu'elle change'' (1984)
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