births
November 1, 1661
Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (died 1725)
Florent Carton (Dancourt)
Florent Carton aka Dancourt, French dramatist and actor, was born at Fontainebleau. He belonged to a family of rank, and his parents entrusted his education to Pere de la Rue, a Jesuit, who made earnest efforts to induce him to join the order. But he had no religious vocation and proceeded to study law.