Paul Gégauff
Paul Gégauff (10 August 1922 – 24 December 1983) was a French screenwriter. He collaborated with director Claude Chabrol on 14 films. His screenplays include Plein Soleil, for which he and director René Clement received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, Les Biches, This Man Must Die, and the autobiographical Une partie de plaisir, in which he also played the starring role.
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Paul Gégauff
- Name
- Paul Gégauff
- Born
- 10 August 1922
- Birthplace
- Blotzheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
- Died
- 24 December 1983
- Place of death
- Gjøvik, Norway
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Spouse
- Danièle Gégauff (divorced) Coco Ducados (?–1983, his death)
- Full name
- Paul Théo Marie Gégauff.
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Edgar Awards
- Languages
- French
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Paul Gégauff appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a writer, actor, director and screenwriter (10 August 1922 – 24 December 1983).
Life
The birth of Paul Gégauff is recorded on 10 August 1922, and the death on 24 December 1983. Paul Gégauff was born in Blotzheim, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Blotzheim (Haut-Rhin). Paul Gégauff died in Gjøvik, Norway, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Biography
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Chabrol once said of Gégauff: "When I want cruelty, I go off and look for Gégauff. Paul is very good at gingering things up..He can make a character look absolutely ridiculous and hateful in two seconds flat."
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Paul Gégauff • Born — 10 August 1922 • Birthplace — Blotzheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France • Died — 24 December 1983 • Place of death — Gjøvik, Norway • Occupation — Screenwriter • Years Active — 1950–1983 • Spouse — Danièle Gégauff (divorced) Coco Ducados (?–1983, his death)
Personal life
Personal life
His first marriage to actress Danièle Gégauff ended in divorce. They had a daughter, actress and singer Clémence Gégauff. Paul Gégauff was fatally stabbed on Christmas Eve in 1983 by his second wife, Coco Ducados, with whom he had a stormy relationship. His final words to her were: 'Kill me if you want, but stop bothering me.'"
Filmography
Filmography
• Journal d'un scélérat (1950) • Le Signe du lion (1959) • Les Cousins (1959) • À double tour (1959) (writer) • Plein soleil (1960) • Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) • Les Godelureaux (1961) • L'oeil du malin (1962) • Ophélia (1963) • Les grands chemins (1963) • Le gros coup (1964) • Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (1964) • L'autre femme (1964) • Le Reflux (1965) (also directed) • Le Scandale (1967) • Diaboliquement vôtre (1967) • Les Biches (1968) • Delphine (1969) • La femme écarlate (1969) • More (1969) • This Man Must Die (1969) • Qui? (1970) • Les Novices (1970) • Ten Days' Wonder (1971) • La Vallée (1972) • Dr. Popaul (1972) • La Rivale (1974) • Une partie de plaisir (1975) • Les Magiciens (1976) • Brigade mondaine: La secte de Marrakech (1979) • Historien om en moder (1979) • Pigen fra havet (1980) • Neon (1981) • Le système du docteur Goudron et du professeur Plume (1981) • Les folies d'Élodie (1981) • Frankenstein 90 (1984) • Ave Maria (1984) • Oriana (1985)
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Blotzheim.
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Gjøvik Municipality.
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- 1.État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970.
- 2.Feu sur le quartier général !. Cahiers du cinéma. 2008.
- 3.article prénom1=Jean-Baptiste nom1=Morain lien auteur1=Jean-Baptiste Morain Rébus Les Inrockuptibles lien Les Inrockuptibles 1 juillet 1998 http://www.lesinrocks.com/cinema/films-a-l-affiche/rebus/ consulté le=8 avril 2012 .
- 4.Voir sur babelio.com.
- 5.Clémence Gégauff. IMDb.
- 6.Portrait de Paul Gégauff, le "mauvais garçon" de la Nouvelle Vague. Franceculture.fr. 20-10-2019.
- 7.Pauline à la plage. Dialogue avec Arielle Dombasle, Amanda Langlet et Rosette. 12 janvier 2019.
- 8.Âme damnée, dandy sans limite : Paul Gégauff. Actualitte.com.
- 9.Claude Chabrol. La Martinière. 2012.
- 10.« Mort de Paul Gégauff », Le Monde, Paris, 28 décembre 1983.
- 11.article Jérôme Leroy Paul Gégauff, bientôt de retour Causeur lien Causeur 1 octobre 2009 http://www.causeur.fr/paul-gegauff-bientot-de-retour,3082 consulté le=7 avril 2012 .
- 12.Classe tout risques Le Figaro Magazine 24 février 2023 106 .
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- Une âme damnée. Pierre-Guillaume de Roux. 2012.
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