Georges Arnaud

Georges Arnaud studied at Lycée Montaigne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand and Collège Stanislas de Paris. The recorded working language is French and Spanish. Works named in the authority record are Le Salaire de la peur. Work by Georges Arnaud is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Distinctions recorded are Fénéon Prize for literature.

• Name — Georges Arnaud • Birth Name — Henri Girald • Born — 16 July 1917 • Birthplace — Montpellier, France • Died — 4 March 1987 • Place of death — Barcelona, Spain • Occupation — Writer

Georges Arnaud was a writer, investigative journalist and political activist. After obtaining his baccalauréat, he studied language and literature. He then moved to Paris and gained a law degree in 1938. On the night of 24 to 25 October 1941, Henri's father (a deputy archivist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vichy France), aunt and a servant were murdered in the family castle. Henri Girard, the only survivor, raised the alarm the following morning to the castle staff. In the mysterious circumstances of the murder, Henri was arrested, charged and imprisoned. He spent nineteen months in prison where, because of the war, he was neglected and left to starve and freeze. His trial began on 27 May 1943; the jury acquitted him on 2 June. Thereafter, he resided in Paris from 1943 to 1947, where he married a young singer, Suzanne Graux, for whom he wrote songs and with whom he had two sons. Some of his songs were performed by Edith Piaf, (such as Les Hiboux). Disgusted by the power of man's fascination with money, he quickly spent the family inheritance, donating to a number of good causes. In debt and wanting to be forgotten (especially by his creditors), he left for South America on 2 May 1947. Back in France in 1950, he published his first novel The Wages of Fear, inspired by his journey. Then came new works from his experiences: The Journey of the Wicked Thief and Schtibilem 41 (on his stay in prison). He also reported for various newspapers. In 1952, the filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot made a film adaptation of The Wages of Fear with Yves Montand and Charles Vanel. In 1953, Henri Girard met his new companion, Rolande. They married in 1966 and had two daughters together. Also in 1953, his play Avowales the Sweetest created a scandal. The play was adapted for television by Édouard Molinaro in 1970. In 1962, Girard moved to Algeria with his family, where he helped establish a journalism school and launched a newspaper, Révolution Africaine. He left Algeria in 1974. Between 1975 and 1981, he was a reporter on French television. In 1984, he settled with his wife in Barcelona where he died of a heart attack on 4 March 1987.

Henri Girard had two sons by the names of Dominique (1946) and Henri (1947) and two daughters, Catherine (1962) and Laurence (1964).

Georges Arnaud was recorded at birth as Henri Georges Charles Achille Girard. He also worked under the name Georges Arnaud. The authorities additionally record the headings Henri Georges Charles Achille Girard and Henri Girard. His recorded languages were French and Spanish. He was the child of Georges Girard. Formation and teaching. Arnaud studied at Lycée Montaigne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Collège Stanislas de Paris and Lycée Buffon. The record notes the qualification law degree in France.