DELAUNAY, LOUIS ARSENE , French actor, was born in Paris, the son of a wine-seller. He studied at the Conservatoire, and made his first formal appearance on the stage in 1845, in Tartuffe at the Odeon. Three years later he made his debut at the Comedie Francaise as Dorante in Corneille's Le Menteur, and began a long and brilliant career in young lover parts, which he continued to act until he was 6o, his grace, mar vellous diction and passion enchanting his audiences. He was especially happy in the plays of De Musset. He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1883, and retired in 1887.