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Michel Cournot

Journalist, Screenwriter, Film director (1922-2007) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 84

Michel Cournot was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. As a writer he was awarded the Fénéon Prize in 1949 for Martinique.

Michel Cournot is read about 11 times a day, in 6 languages.

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A life in dates

2007Died8 February 20071997Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1988Les Tisserands du pouvoirFilm, WriterLes Tisserands du pouvoir 2, la révolteFilm, 1988Writer1974Ursule and GreluFilm, Writer1969Les Gauloises bleuesFilm, Director, Writer1967WeekendFilm, Man From Farmyard (uncredited)1961Leon Garros Is Looking for His FriendFilm, Writer1958Prix des Deux MagotsAward1949Fénéon Prize for literatureAward1922Born1 May 1922

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Filmography 6

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Awards

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres1997
Prix des Deux Magots1958
Fénéon Prize for literature1949

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His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled because of the events of May 1968 in France.

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2007 · aged 84

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