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- André Malraux was born on November 3, 1901 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Days of Hope (1940), Piège pour une fille seule (1974) and Communists (2014). He was married to Madeleine Lioux and Clara Goldsmidt. He died on November 23, 1976 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France.
- SpousesMadeleine Lioux(1948 - 1966) (separated)Clara Goldsmidt(1922 - 1944)
- Children
- RelativesAlain Malraux(Niece or Nephew)Roland Malraux(Half Sibling)
- His novel "Man's Fate" was once scheduled to be filmed by MGM in a production directed by Fred Zinnemann, but was abruptly canceled.
- He was the French Minister of Cultural Affairs from 1/8/59-6/20/69.
- His daughter Florence assisted Truffaut on Jules and Jim and Alain Resnais on a number of films, marrying the latter director in 1969, a year after the tensions between her father and the New Wave over Henri Langlois.
- Malraux was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 32 occasions. He was an annual contender for the prize in the 1950s and 1960s, but was never awarded. In 1969 he was the main candidate considered for the prize along with Samuel Beckett. His candidacy was supported by some members of the Nobel committee, but was rejected for political reasons by another member, and the Swedish Academy ultimately decided that Beckett should be awarded.
- In recognition of his contributions to French culture, his ashes were moved to the Panthéon in Paris during 1996, on the twentieth anniversary of his death.
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