Marcelle Maurette (1903-1972) was a French playwright and screenwriter who is particularly well known for her play Anastasia (1952) which brought her international recognition, and inspired a film of the same name.
It is not her only play centred on a woman with a tragic story.
Many other works of hers feature historical or fictional heroines with dramatic lives.
She was honoured with various awards and was a prominent French literary figure.