Jacques Laurent
Novelist, Author
1919 – 2000
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Who was Jacques Laurent?
Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (6 January 1919, Paris – 28 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist.
He belonged to the literary group of the Hussards, and is known as a prolific historical novelist, essay writer, and screenwriter under the nom de plume of Cecil Saint-Laurent. The 1955 film Lola Montès, directed by Max Ophuls, was based on his historic novel based on the life of Lola Montez. He also directed the film Quarante-huit heures d'amour/48 Hours of Love (1969).
He was elected to the Académie Française in 1986.
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- Born
- Jan 5, 1919
Paris - Also known as
- Jacques Laurent-Cély
- Cécil Saint-Laurent
- Cécil Saint Laurent
- Cecil Saint-Lawrent
- Spouses
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 28, 2000
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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