Albert Simonin
French writer (1905-1980) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 74
Albert Simonin (1905-1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16.
Albert Simonin is read about 38 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
Lino Ventura Albert wrote Grisbi and Monsieur Gangster
Georges Lautner Directed Crooks in Clover (1963)
Gilles Grangier Directed The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Jean Richard Albert wrote How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
Maurice Biraud Albert wrote Any Number Can Win (1963)
Jean Gabin Albert wrote Grisbi and Any Number Can Win
Michel Audiard Also in The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Robert Dalban Albert wrote Monsieur Gangster (1963)
Louis de Funès Albert wrote The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
Bernard Blier Albert wrote Male Hunt and Monsieur Gangster
Dario Moreno Albert wrote Le Feu aux poudres (1957)
Dora Doll Albert wrote Grisbi and Any Number Can Win
Dominique Zardi Albert wrote Tender Scoundrel and Male Hunt- Norbert Carbonnaux Directed Candide, or the Optimist of the Twentieth Century (1960)
Jacques Becker Directed Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
Pierre Brasseur Albert wrote La Métamorphose des cloportes (1966)
Francis Blanche Albert wrote Male Hunt and Monsieur Gangster
Henri Decoin Directed Le Feu aux poudres and Burning Fuse
Dany Carrel Albert wrote Le Pacha (1968)
Alain Poiré Produced Crooks in Clover and Pasha
Dany Saval Albert wrote Une souris chez les hommes (1964)
Paul Faivre Albert wrote The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)
Philippe Castelli Also in Crooks in Clover (1963)
Paul Mercey Also in The Gentleman from Epsom (1962)
Awards
About this person
His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin. Simonin co-authored the screenplay for the movie. After World War II, he spent five years in prison for collaboration.
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1980 · aged 74
Where to find them
In the same film or series as Albert
Georges DescrièresAlso in Double Assassinat dans la rue Morgue (1973)
Jackie SardouAlso in Fric-frac en dentelles (1957)
Pierre VaneckAlso in A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
Micheline DaxAlso in Slightly Ahead (1956)
André WeberAlso in The Great Spy Chase (1964)
Claude CarliezAlso in The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)