Proper noun
Villon
A surname from French.
There has been no greater artist in French verse, as there has been no greater poet; and the main part of the history of poetry in France is the record of a long forgetting of all that Villon found out for himself. François Villon
A year more passed, when Tabarie, after being arrested, turned king's evidence and accused the absent Villon of being the ringleader, and of having gone to Angers, partly at least, to arrange similar burglaries there. Source: Internet
He writes "He found in that poet's many works the 'beautiful male'" and states he feels like he is waiting to be hanged like Villon, unable to keep fighting in life. Source: Internet
Errol Flynn played Villon in a short TV episode (part of the Screen Directors' Playhouse ), entitled "The Sword of Villon," directed by George Waggner (1956). Source: Internet
A ne'er-do-well who was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities, citation Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems. Source: Internet
Film In 1914 the film The Oubliette features Murdock MacQuarrie as Villon, Lon Chaney as Bertrand de la Payne and Doc Crane as the king Louis XI. Source: Internet