Jean-Jacques Gautier
Jean-Jacques Gautier (4 November 1908, Essômes-sur-Marne, Aisne – 20 April 1986) was a French theatre critic, novelist and essayist. A Norman via his father (a pharmacist in Dieppe) and a champenois via his mother, he was elected a member of the Académie française in 1972.
Jean-Jacques Gautier
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- Born
- 1908. · Essômes-sur-Marne.
- Died
- 1986. · 4th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- journalist, film critic, writer and theatre critic.
- Fields
- theatre criticism, French literature and journalism.
- Known for
- Histoire d'un fait divers.
- Honours
- Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award, Legion of Honour and Croix de guerre 1939–1945.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean-Jacques Gautier (4 November 1908 – 20 April 1986) was a writer.
Life
The birth of Jean-Jacques Gautier is recorded on 4 November 1908, and the death on 20 April 1986.
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The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is theatre criticism, French literature and journalism. Positions recorded include seat 38 of the Académie française. Works named in the authority record are Histoire d'un fait divers. Distinctions recorded are Prix Goncourt, Prince Pierre Award, Legion of Honour and Croix de guerre 1939–1945.
• L'Oreille, 1946 • Histoire d'un fait divers, prix Goncourt, 1946 • Les Assassins d'eau douce, 1947 • Le Puits aux trois vérités, 1949 • La Demoiselle du Pont-aux-Ânes, 1950 • Paris sur scène, illustrations de Sennep, 1951 • Nativité, 1952 • M'auriez-vous condamné? 1952 • Maria-la-Belle, 1954 • C'est tout à fait moi, 1956 • Vous aurez de mes nouvelles, 1957 • Si tu ne m'aimes je t'aime, 1960 • C'est pas d'jeu! 1962 • Deux Fauteuils d'orchestre, 1962 • La Comédie française, 1964 • Un Homme fait, 1965 • La Chambre du fond, 1970 • Une Femme prisonnière, 1970 • Théâtre d'aujourd'hui, dix ans de critique dramatique, et des Entretiens avec Moussa Abadi sur le théâtre et la critique, illustrations de Sennep, 1972 • Cher Untel, 1974 • Je vais tout vous dire, 1976 • Âme qui vive, 1978 • Face, trois quarts, profil, 1980 • Dominique, 1981 • Une Amitié tenace, 1982 • Le Temps d'un sillage, 1985 • Mon dernier livre n'aura pas de fin, préface de Jean-Louis Curtis, 1988 • Il faut que je parle à quelqu'un, 2003
Life and career
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Life and career
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1908
Jean-Jacques Gautier born at Essômes-sur-Marne.
1986
Jean-Jacques Gautier died at 4th arrondissement of Paris.
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Essômes-sur-Marne.
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