Jean Richepin was born on February 4, 1849 in Médéa, Algeria. He was a writer and actor, known for Mères françaises (1917), Miarka, la fille à l'ourse (1920) and Le chemineau (1917). He was married to Marie Emmanuele de Stempowska. He died on December 12, 1926 in Paris, France.