William Bertrand Busnach

The lawsuit lasted for more than fifty years, and Busnach and his partner were not paid in full at the end.

The elder Busnach, an Algerian Jew, became a naturalised Italian in the time of the Deys, and was the first interpreter of the French army.

[3][4][5] William – an Italian Jew born in France of an Algerian father, with a German surname and an English given name – was at first employed in the customs department.

His greatest successes he achieved, however, with his adaptation of celebrated novels for the stage; for example, L'Assommoir, 1881; Nana, 1882; Pot-Bouille, 1883, all by Émile Zola; Le Petit Jacques, by Jules Claretie, 1885; La Marchande des Quatre Saisons, etc.

[7] Busnach is also the author of the following novels: La Fille de M. Lecoq, 1886; Le Petit Gosse, 1889; Cyprienne Guérard, 1895, etc.