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20th-century French male writers
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The list 20th-century French male writers includes
Christian Marquand, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Jean-Luc Godard, Marc Simenon and Julien Rassam.
The list consists of 1,699 members
and 10 sublists.
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Roman Polanski
French and Polish filmmaker (born 1933)
Overview: Roman Polański ( pə-LAN-skee, born 18 August 1933 in Paris; original name Raymond Thierry Liebling) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer, and actor.Date of birth: 18 August 1933Age: 91Nationality: PolishOccupation: Film DirectorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 5" (165 cm)Partner: Emmanuelle Seigner (Married)
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Jean Marais
French actor, writer, director and sculptor (1913–1998)
Overview: Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais was a French actor, writer, director and sculptor. He performed in over 100 films and was the muse and ...Date of birth: 11 December 1913Date of death: 8 November 1998Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: Performance ArtistGender: MaleHeight: 5' 11" (180 cm) 0
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Julien Rassam
French actor
Overview: Julien Rassam (né Langmann) (14 June 1968 – 3 February 2002) was a French actor.Date of birth: 14 June 1968Date of death: 3 February 2002Age: 33 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Christian Marquand
French actor and director
Overview: Christian Marquand (15 March 1927 – 22 November 2000) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. Born in Marseille, he was born to a Spanish father and an Arab mother, and his sister was film ...Date of birth: 15 March 1927Date of death: 22 November 2000Age: 73 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: DirectorGender: Male 0
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Bernard-Henri Lévy
French philosopher
Overview: Bernard-Henri Lévy (born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement ... 0
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Jean-Luc Godard
French and Swiss film director (1930–2022)
Overview: Jean-Luc Godard ( GOD-ar, goh-DAR; 3 December 1930 – 13 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the 1960s French New Wave ...Date of birth: 3 December 1930Date of death: 13 September 2022Age: 91 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: Film DirectorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Marc Simenon
French film director
Overview: Marc Jean Chrétien Simenon, (19 April 1939 in Brussels – 24 October 1999 in Paris) was a Belgian born French director and screenwriter. He was the son of writer Georges Simenon (1903-1989) and the husband ...Date of birth: 19 August 1939Date of death: 24 October 1999Age: 60 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: DirectorGender: Male 0
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Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
French TV journalist and writer
Overview: Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed PPDA. With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news ...Date of birth: 20 September 1947Age: 77Nationality: FrenchOccupation: JournalistGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Frédéric Beigbeder
French writer and literary critic
Overview: Frédéric Beigbeder (born 21 September 1965) is a French writer, literary critic and television presenter. He won the Prix Interallié in 2003 for his novel Windows on the World and the Prix Renaudot in ...Date of birth: 21 September 1965Age: 59Nationality: FrenchOccupation: AuthorGender: MalePartner: Lara Micheli (Married) 0
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Daniel Gélin
French actor (1921–2002)
Overview: Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor.Date of birth: 19 May 1921Date of death: 29 November 2002Age: 81 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: DirectorGender: Male 0
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Jean-Claude Brialy
French actor
Overview: Jean-Claude Brialy (30 March 1933 – 30 May 2007) was a French actor and director.Date of birth: 30 March 1933Date of death: 30 May 2007Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 9" (175 cm) 0
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Jacques Doillon
French film director
Overview: Jacques Doillon (born 15 March 1944) is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through ... 0
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François Ozon
French film director and screenwriter
Overview: François Ozon (born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality. 0
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Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat (1914-1980)
Overview: Romain Gary (21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew (also known by the pen name Émile Ajar), was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator ...Date of birth: 8 May 1914Date of death: 2 December 1980Age: 66 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: DirectorGender: Male 0
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Coluche
French actor
Overview: Michel Gérard Joseph Colucci (28 October 1944 – 19 June 1986), better known under his stage name Coluche (), was a French stage comedian and cinema actor. He adopted Coluche as a stage name at age 26 ...Date of birth: 28 October 1944Date of death: 19 June 1986Age: 41 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Christian de la Mazière
French journalist
Overview: Christian de la Mazière (August 22, 1922 in Tunis – February 15, 2006) was a journalist and member of the Charlemagne Division of the Waffen-SS. He is known for discussing his role in the documentary ...Date of birth: 22 August 1922Date of death: 15 February 2006Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Lucien Daudet
French writer
Overview: Lucien Daudet (11 June 1878 – 16 November 1946) was a French writer, the son of Alphonse Daudet and Julia Daudet. Although a prolific novelist and painter, he was never really able to trump his father's ...Date of birth: 9 June 1878Date of death: 16 November 1946Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Michel Houellebecq
French writer (born 1956)
Overview: Michel Houellebecq born Michel Thomas; 26 February 1956 or 1958) is a French author, known for his novels, poems and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker and singer.Date of birth: 26 February 1956Age: 68Nationality: FrenchOccupation: Film DirectorGender: MalePartner: Qianyun Lysis Li (Married) 0
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François-Marie Banier
French, Novelist
Overview: François-Marie Banier () (born 27 June 1947) is a French novelist, playwright, artist, actor and photographer. He is particularly known for his photographs of celebrities and other public figures and for ... 0
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Jean Yanne
French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer
Overview: Jean Yanne (born Jean Roger Gouyé; 18 July 1933 – 23 May 2003) was a French actor, screenwriter, producer, director and composer. In 1972, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his ...Date of birth: 18 July 1933Date of death: 23 May 2003Age: 69 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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