Jacques Robert | |
---|---|
Born | Lyon, France | 27 June 1921
Died | 11 August 1997 Rouen, France | (aged 76)
Occupation | Journalist, Novelist, Screenwriter |
Language | French |
Genre | Screenplays, novels, crime fiction, essays |
Notable works | Marie-Octobre (1948) Le Gorille vous salue bien (1958) Someone Behind the Door (1971) |
Jacques Robert (27 June 1921 – 11 August 1997) [1] was a French author, screenwriter and journalist. [2]
Jacques Robert was born on 27 June 1921 in
Lyon,
France. He started his writing career as a journalist. In May 1945 Jacques Robert was the only Western journalist to descend into
Hitler's bunker in
Berlin,
Germany.
During his career he wrote more than 40 books and novels. Around 20 of his novels have been adapted for cinema, notably
The Long Teeth directed by
Daniel Gélin,
Marie-Octobre directed by
Julien Duvivier and
Someone Behind the Door with
Charles Bronson and
Anthony Perkins.
[3] Jacques Robert was also a prolific screenwriter for film and television.
[4]
He died in Rouen in 1997 at the age of 76. [3]
Jacques Robert | |
---|---|
Born | Lyon, France | 27 June 1921
Died | 11 August 1997 Rouen, France | (aged 76)
Occupation | Journalist, Novelist, Screenwriter |
Language | French |
Genre | Screenplays, novels, crime fiction, essays |
Notable works | Marie-Octobre (1948) Le Gorille vous salue bien (1958) Someone Behind the Door (1971) |
Jacques Robert (27 June 1921 – 11 August 1997) [1] was a French author, screenwriter and journalist. [2]
Jacques Robert was born on 27 June 1921 in
Lyon,
France. He started his writing career as a journalist. In May 1945 Jacques Robert was the only Western journalist to descend into
Hitler's bunker in
Berlin,
Germany.
During his career he wrote more than 40 books and novels. Around 20 of his novels have been adapted for cinema, notably
The Long Teeth directed by
Daniel Gélin,
Marie-Octobre directed by
Julien Duvivier and
Someone Behind the Door with
Charles Bronson and
Anthony Perkins.
[3] Jacques Robert was also a prolific screenwriter for film and television.
[4]
He died in Rouen in 1997 at the age of 76. [3]