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André Castelot

French historian and writer (1911-2004) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 93

André Castelot, born André Storms, was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot, and the brother of the film actor Jacques Castelot. He wrote more than one hundred books, mostly biographies of famous people.

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2004Died18 July 20041984Prix d'AcadémieAward1983Paulée de Meursault PrizeAward1954Prix d'AcadémieAward1952Prix d'AcadémieAward1951Prix d'AcadémieAward1911Born23 January 1911

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Awards

Prix d'Académie1984
Paulée de Meursault Prize1983
Prix d'Académie1954
Prix d'Académie1952
Prix d'Académie1951
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the National Order of Merit
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Commander of the Order of Leopold

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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2004 · aged 93

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