Background
She was born in Kilburn, London to an English father and a French mother.
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Lucienne Hill
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She studied modern languages at Somerville College, Oxford, and during World World War II, worked at the intelligence establishment at Bletchley Park.
Career
Her acting career started after the war, and she understudied for Mae West and Siobhan McKenna in the West End. She is best known for her translations of the works of the French playwright Jean Anouilh, which she began at the urging of Laurence Olivier. Her first adaptation was Ardèle ou la Marguerite in 1952, and she went on to do more than 30 adaptations of Anouilh"s work.
lieutenant was later made into a well-regarded film.
She also adapted works by other French authors such as Françoise Sagan and Roger Vitrac. She remained an active writer to the end of her days.
She lived in Wargrave, Berkshire.
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French-English