Cyrano de Bergerac
Americannoun
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Others let their bots script their text messages and even mediate their dating lives as a digital Cyrano de Bergerac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
His way with words even saves his life, since the man he crosses happens to be heartbroken and easily gratified by his trespasser’s willingness to pull a Cyrano de Bergerac on his behalf.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2025
The claim was first made by the actor in an interview in 1978, then repeated to Time magazine in 1991 when Depardieu was in the running for an Oscar for his film Cyrano de Bergerac.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand in a new version by Martin Crimp.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022
My favorite would-be astronaut was Cyrano de Bergerac, a Frenchman who lived over three hundred years ago.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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