▁by ▁Jules ▁Rom ains . ▁His ▁character ization ▁of ▁the ▁manip ulative ▁c rank ▁doctor ▁was ▁informed ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁experience ▁in ▁ph arm acy ▁school . ▁It ▁became ▁his ▁signature ▁and ▁his ▁stand by ; ▁" J ouv et ▁was ▁to ▁produce ▁it ▁almost ▁every ▁year ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ". ▁ ▁J ouv et ▁began ▁an ▁on going ▁close ▁collaboration ▁with ▁play w right ▁Jean ▁G ira ud oux ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁radical ▁stream lin ing ▁of ▁G ira ud oux ' s ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Sieg fried ▁et ▁le ▁Lim ousin ▁for ▁the ▁stage . ▁Their ▁work ▁together ▁included ▁the ▁first ▁st aging ▁of ▁The ▁Mad w oman ▁of ▁Cha ill ot ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁l ' A th én ée , ▁where ▁J ouv et ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁through ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁J ouv et ▁star red ▁in ▁some ▁ 3 4 ▁films , ▁including ▁two ▁record ings ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Kno ck , ▁once ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Arts . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁while ▁at ▁his ▁bel oved ▁Thé âtre ▁de ▁l ' A th én ée ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁dress ing ▁room ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1