A face you won’t forget
Molière
Played by Ben Willbond
The French actor and playwright portrayed by Ben Willbond in Horrible Histories’ Stupid Deaths: Molière. He proudly introduces his comic achievements before explaining how a real coughing fit during a performance was mistaken for acting.…
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The French actor and playwright portrayed by Ben Willbond in Horrible Histories’ Stupid Deaths: Molière. He proudly introduces his comic achievements before explaining how a real coughing fit during a performance was mistaken for acting.
His story delights Simon Farnaby’s Death, whose laughter and theatrical jokes leave the visitor unimpressed. This page identifies the historical figure’s comic portrayal; the sketch’s compressed death story is distinguished from the historical chronology in the sketch notes.
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