He became a popular figure due to a lawsuit with Count Lablache, which contested the estate of his patron, Duverney.
He became a popular figure due to a lawsuit with Count Lablache, which contested the estate of his patron, Duverney. His first literary work to gain attention was his Memoirs, after his plays Eugenie and The Two Friends failed to make much of an impression. Subsequently, he worked on covert missions for Louis XV and XVI and sold arms to the Americans during the Revolution. His libretto for the opera Tarare was just one of his several works that would be set to music. For ten points, name this French author, the son of a watchmaker named Caron, best known for his comedies The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro.
He became a popular figure due to a lawsuit with Count Lablache, which contested the estate of his patron, Duverney.
Pierre Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais