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Michel Déon(1919-2016)

  • Writer
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Michel Déon was born on 4 August 1919 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Les poneys sauvages (1982), The Purple Taxi (1977) and Témoignages (1973). He was married to Chantal. He died on 28 December 2016 in Galway, Ireland.
BornAugust 4, 1919
DiedDecember 28, 2016(97)
BornAugust 4, 1919
DiedDecember 28, 2016(97)
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Known for

Les poneys sauvages (1982)
Les poneys sauvages
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Fred Astaire, Charlotte Rampling, Peter Ustinov, Edward Albert, Agostina Belli, and Philippe Noiret in The Purple Taxi (1977)
The Purple Taxi
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1977
Témoignages (1973)
Témoignages
TV Series
  • Writer
Christian Barbier in Le jeune homme vert (1979)
Le jeune homme vert
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Un souvenir (2008)
    Un souvenir
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2008
  • Lire (1986)
    Lire
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Les poneys sauvages (1982)
    Les poneys sauvages
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1982–1983
  • Christian Barbier in Le jeune homme vert (1979)
    Le jeune homme vert
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1979
  • Fred Astaire, Charlotte Rampling, Peter Ustinov, Edward Albert, Agostina Belli, and Philippe Noiret in The Purple Taxi (1977)
    The Purple Taxi
    6.4
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Témoignages (1973)
    Témoignages
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Académie française
    • France national library (catalogue)
  • Alternative name
    • Michel Déon de l'Académie Française
  • Born
    • August 4, 1919
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • December 28, 2016
    • Galway, Ireland(pulmonary embolism)
  • Spouse
    • Chantal? - December 28, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He traveled across the United States by Greyhound bus in 1950, explored French-speaking Canada, and studied Cajun French.

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