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Jacques Perret
French writer (1901-1992) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
Jacques Perret was a French writer best known for his novel Le Caporal Épinglé (1947), which tells the story of his captivity in Germany and of his escape attempts. This novel would later be adapted into a film by famous French director Jean Renoir in 1962.
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1992Died10 December 19921984Prix d'AcadémieAward1980Prix Jules-JaninAward1979Grand Prix littéraire de la Ville de ParisAward1978Mac Orlan PrizeAwardPrix d'AcadémieAward1958Prince Pierre AwardAward1951Prix InteralliéAward1901Born8 September 1901
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Perret was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954).
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1992 · aged 91
