Edmond Rostand
Statue dedicated to Edmond Rostand in Cambo-les-Bains Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (French: [ʁɔstɑ ]; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism, and is best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with the naturalistic theatre popular during the late nineteenth century. Another of Rostand's works, Les Romanesques, was adapted to the musical comedy, The Fantasticks.