Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.
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| Full name at birth | Marguerite Donnadieu
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1914
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| Place of birth | Saigon, Vietnam
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| Date of death | 3 March 1996
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| Age | 81 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Paris, France
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| Cause of death | Throat cancer
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| Resting place | Cimetière de Montparnasse, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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| Occupation | Film Director, Writer
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![Marguerite Duras - L'Avant-Scene Cinema Magazine Cover [France] (1 April 1979)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/t/9/t9n181itpyshs9t8.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Marguerite Duras - Stylist Magazine Cover [France] (6 May 2014)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/m/t/mt1ba1u6ucvbcmub.jpg?skj2io4l)
Marguerite Duras is known for her role in the documentary Little Girl Blue (2023) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV movie documentary Godard, seul le cinéma (2022) as Self.
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