Pierre Boulle
French novelist (1912-1994) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle was a French author. He is best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963), that were both made into award-winning films.
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1994Died30 January 19941976Grand prix de littérature de la SGDLAward1958Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted ScreenplayAwardBAFTA Award for Best British ScreenplayAward1952Prix Sainte-BeuveAward1912Born20 February 1912
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- Arthur P. Jacobs Produced Planet of the Apes (1968)
Roddy McDowall Pierre wrote Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Charlton Heston Also in Planet of the Apes (1968)
David Lean Directed The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Kim Hunter Pierre wrote Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Franklin J. Schaffner Directed Planet of the Apes (1968)
Linda Harrison Pierre wrote Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Maurice Evans Also in Planet of the Apes (1968)
Ted Post Directed Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Sam Spiegel Produced The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Michael Wilson Also in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Natalie Trundy Pierre wrote Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Lou Wagner Also in Planet of the Apes (1968)
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About this person
Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1994 · aged 81
