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Edmond About(1828-1885)

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Edmond About was born on 14 February 1828 in Dieuze, Moselle, France. He was a writer, known for L'uomo dall'orecchio mozzato (1916), Mi vida en tus manos (1943) and Trente et quarante (1946). He died on 16 January 1885 in Paris, France.
BornFebruary 14, 1828
DiedJanuary 16, 1885(56)
BornFebruary 14, 1828
DiedJanuary 16, 1885(56)
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L'uomo dall'orecchio mozzato
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1916
Mi vida en tus manos (1943)
Mi vida en tus manos
  • Writer
  • 1943
Trente et quarante (1946)
Trente et quarante
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1946
Germaine
  • Writer
  • 1923

Credits

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Writer

  • Le nez d'un notaire (1972)
    Le nez d'un notaire
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Hora once (1968)
    Hora once
    6.4
    TV Series
    • author
    • 1971
  • Le roi des montagnes (1963)
    Le roi des montagnes
    4.4
    • novel
    • 1963
  • L'homme à l'oreille cassée (1960)
    L'homme à l'oreille cassée
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1960
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • original story (as Edmond François Valentin About, as Edmond Francois Valentin About)
    • 1954
  • Trente et quarante (1946)
    Trente et quarante
    5.7
    • idea
    • 1946
  • Mi vida en tus manos (1943)
    Mi vida en tus manos
    • novel
    • 1943
  • L'homme à l'oreille cassée (1935)
    L'homme à l'oreille cassée
    • novel
    • 1935
  • Germaine
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Per un figlio
    • novel
    • 1920
  • L'uomo dall'orecchio mozzato
    4.6
    • novel "L'homme à l'oreille cassée"
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Edmond Francois Valentin About
  • Born
    • February 14, 1828
    • Dieuze, Moselle, France
  • Died
    • January 16, 1885
    • Paris, France
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Great-uncle of François About.

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