Laurent de Brunhoff(1925-2024)

Writer
Actor

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Laurent de Brunhoff was born on 30 August 1925 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Les aventures de Babar (1968), Babar: The Movie (1989) and Babar (1989). He was married to Phyllis Rose and Marie-Claude Bloch. He died on 22 March 2024 in Key West, Florida, USA.

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Known for

Les aventures de Babar

5.4

TV Mini Series

Writer(creator)

Sarah Polley, Bobby Becken, Lisa Jai, Amos Crawley, Elizabeth Hanna, Charles Kerr, Gavin Magrath, Marsha Moreau, Gordon Pinsent, and Chris Wiggins in Babar: The Movie (1989)

Babar: The Movie

6.3

Writer

1989

Babar

6.5

TV Series

Writer

Babar: King of the Elephants

6.0

Writer

1999

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Writer

Babar and the Adventures of Badou
6.0
TV Series
- books
- 2010–2011
Babar: King of the Elephants
6.0
- based on the books by
- 1999
Babar
6.5
TV Series
- based upon characters created by
- 1989–1990
Babar: The Movie
6.3
- characters
- 1989
Babar and Father Christmas
6.5
TV Movie
- written by
- 1986
Babar Comes to America
6.2
TV Movie
- book "Babar Comes to America"
- written by
- 1971
Les aventures de Babar
5.4
TV Mini Series
- created by
- 1968–1970
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
7.3
TV Movie
- screenplay
- 1968

Actor

Babar and Father Christmas
6.5
TV Movie
- Narrator
- 1986

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Babar, King of the Elephants

Personal details

Official sites
- Discogs
- Encyclopedia
Born
- August 30, 1925
- Paris, France
Died
- March 22, 2024
- Key West, Florida, USA(stroke)
Spouses
Parents
- Jean de Brunhoff
Relatives

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Trivia
It was his mother, Cècile, who invented the story about an orphaned elephant to amuse Laurent and his brother Thierry, who repeated it to their father. Jean de Brunhoff named the elephant Babar, developed the plot and wrote a book for them: "L'Histoire de Babar, le petit Elephant" (The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant).