# Romain Gary

> He won France's highest literary prize twice — the second time under a pseudonym so convincing the judges never knew they'd crowned the same man again.

*French writer and diplomat (1914–1980)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1914-05-21
- **Died:** 1980-12-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born Roman Leibovich Kacew in Lithuania on 21 May 1914, he became Romain Gary in France and built a life that spanned diplomacy, military aviation, film directing, and fiction. His novels earned him the Prix Goncourt in his own name, then again decades later as Émile Ajar — a separate identity he guarded so well that no one suspected the double victory until after his death on 2 December 1980. The stunt wasn't just ego: it was a proof that a writer could escape his own shadow, win on new terms, and leave the literary establishment looking at a mirror it didn't recognize.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 62.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 17.5 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 26.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 100.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0308900/ (@nm0308900)

## Topics
#Writers, #Actor, #Television, #Screenwriting, #Fiction, #Literature, #Film Directing, #France

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