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- Birth nameEdgar Nahoum
- Edgar Morin was born on July 8, 1921 in Paris, France. He was a writer and producer, known for Chronicle of a Summer (1961), The Hour of Truth (1965) and Lest We Forget (1991). He was married to Sabah Abouessalam, Edwige Lannegrace, Johanne Harelle and Violette Chapellaubeau. He died on May 29, 2026 in Paris, France.
- SpousesSabah Abouessalam(2012 - May 29, 2026) (his death)Edwige Lannegrace(1982 - 2008) (her death)Johanne Harelle(1970 - ?)Violette Chapellaubeau(1945 - ?)
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 26th Venice International Film Festival in 1965.
- His many books and publications include two early sociological books on cinema: "Le cinéma ou l'homme imaginaire" (1956) and "Les Stars" (1957).
- Co-directed the groundbreaking documentary Chronicle of a Summer (1961) together with ethnographer Jean Rouch and coined the now popular term Cinéma Vérité in one of his texts shortly before the film was produced.
- Famous French sociologist and philosopher.
- Morin was one of a group of French intellectuals, which also included Mauriac and Sartre, who formed a committee of action against the war in Algeria, in November of 1955.
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