André Lafargue | |
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![]() André Lafargue in 2012 | |
Born | Jean André Lafargue 2 July 1917 |
Died | 18 July 2017 | (aged 100)
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse(s) | ; his death |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Parent(s) | Jean Lafargue Florence Chamier |
André Lafargue (2 July 1917 – 18 July 2017) was a French journalist and theatre critic.
André Lafargue was born on 2 July 1917 in Paris. [1] [2] [3] His father, Jean Lafargue, was the CEO of an electricity and gas company in Nord. [1] His mother, Florence Chamier, was British of Huguenot descent, born in New South Wales. [1]
Lafargue attended Sciences Po in 1942. [1] While he was a student, Lafargue began writing Résistance, a pro- French Resistance newspaper. [3] He was arrested in 1943 and sent to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp and the Ebensee concentration camp in 1944. [1] He was released by the United States Army in May 1945. [1]
Lafargue began writing for Paris-Matin, later known as Ce matin, le pays, in 1947. [1] A year later, he joined the Parisien libéré, later known as Le Parisien, in 1948. [2] [3] In the 1970s, he was the founding contributor of the theatre reviews in the newspaper. [2] Even though he retired in 1987, he still published articles for its cultural pages. [2] [3]
Lafargue became a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1974. [1]
Lafargue was married twice, and he had two children. [3] His second wife, Monique Morisi, was an actress. [1] He died on 18 July 2017. [2] [3]
André Lafargue | |
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![]() André Lafargue in 2012 | |
Born | Jean André Lafargue 2 July 1917 |
Died | 18 July 2017 | (aged 100)
Alma mater | Sciences Po |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse(s) | ; his death |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Parent(s) | Jean Lafargue Florence Chamier |
André Lafargue (2 July 1917 – 18 July 2017) was a French journalist and theatre critic.
André Lafargue was born on 2 July 1917 in Paris. [1] [2] [3] His father, Jean Lafargue, was the CEO of an electricity and gas company in Nord. [1] His mother, Florence Chamier, was British of Huguenot descent, born in New South Wales. [1]
Lafargue attended Sciences Po in 1942. [1] While he was a student, Lafargue began writing Résistance, a pro- French Resistance newspaper. [3] He was arrested in 1943 and sent to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp and the Ebensee concentration camp in 1944. [1] He was released by the United States Army in May 1945. [1]
Lafargue began writing for Paris-Matin, later known as Ce matin, le pays, in 1947. [1] A year later, he joined the Parisien libéré, later known as Le Parisien, in 1948. [2] [3] In the 1970s, he was the founding contributor of the theatre reviews in the newspaper. [2] Even though he retired in 1987, he still published articles for its cultural pages. [2] [3]
Lafargue became a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1974. [1]
Lafargue was married twice, and he had two children. [3] His second wife, Monique Morisi, was an actress. [1] He died on 18 July 2017. [2] [3]