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Georges Conchon‌

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Georges Conchon

Saint-Avit, Puy-de-Dôme, France

Georges Conchon

Saint-Avit, Puy-de-Dôme, France

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Male

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Biography

Georges Conchon (9 May 1925 in St. Avitus (Puy-de-Dôme) – 29 July 1990) was a French writer and screenwriter. He grew up in a family of teachers, and after graduating in philosophy, passed the support of the parliamentary and between the Assembly French Union where he was division head from 1952 to 1958. He began writing, while traveling extensively, notably in Africa. He became secretary in 1960 debates in the Senate until 1980. He was journalist and novelist, he began his career as a scriptwriter in 1967. His first published novel will be Les Grandes Lessives in 1953, followed by Chemins écartés. He is then hired by Pierre Lazareff to France-Soir as a journalist. This experience led to L'État sauvage, which earned him the Prix Goncourt in 1964. Before the Goncourt, he had received the Fénéon in 1956, then the Booksellers prize in 1960 for La Corrida de la victoire. As a screenwriter, his record is brilliant, including L'Horizon (directed by Jacques Rouffio 1967), Sept Morts sur ordonnance (J. Rouffio 1976), La Victoire en chantant (Jean-Jacques Annaud 1976), Judith Therpauve (Patrice Chéreau, 1978), La Banquière (Francis Girod 1980). It also works in television, directing A2 on a collection of films and with the launch of the series Châteauvallon. Some of his books were made into movies, including The Savage State and Le sucre by Jacques Rouffio. His last film collaboration scenario has been devoted to the history of the famous assassin of the nineteenth century, Lacenaire. Directed by Francis Girod, the film was released in theaters in 1990. He was Chevalier de la Legion of Honour and an Officer of the Order of Merit and Arts and Letters, and was politically active at PSU and then the Socialist Party. Source: Article "Georges Conchon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

A Business of Men

A Business of Men‌
star5.9
calendar 1981

The Lady Banker

The Lady Banker‌
star5.4
calendar 1980

Horizon

Horizon‌
star4.9
calendar 1967

Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth

Dreyfus: The Intolerable Truth‌
star9.0
calendar 1975

Tv Credits

Samedi soir

Samedi soir‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Apostrophes

Apostrophes‌
star8.5
calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis‌
star5.8
calendar 1976