Jacques Lanzmann
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Jacques Lanzmann (b. May 4, 1927, Bois-Colombes - d. June 21, 2006, Paris) was a French writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer.
[edit] Biography
Jacques Lanzmann has had various occupations through his life. At the age of twelve he was a farm worker, from 1948 to 1955 he was an artist, and during the years 1952 and 1953 was also a miner in Chili. He then entered the literary world in 1954 with La glace est rompue (The ice is broken).
Since that year, his literary career has been marked by his activity of literary critic at the French review Lettres françaises, by the creation of the publishing company Les Editions Speciales, with the collaboration of Jean-Claude Lattes and by the creation and the editorial management of the publishing company Jacques Lanzmann et Seghers Editeurs. He also was a journalist for the French magazine L'Express from 1960 to 1962, and participated in the creation of the magazine Lui.
Jacques Lanzmann also was a film producer and scriptwriter, notably for the films of Philippe Labro. He is the author of more than 150 songs, including several for the French male singer Jacques Dutronc and some for the French female singer Régine. Fond of travelling, he was a chronicler since 1997 on the television channel Voyage.
He was very attached to his region, the Auvergne, and in particular the Mont-Mouchet (in the French department Haute-Loire).
He was married four times and had seven children.
He died June 21, 2006, aged 79, in Paris, the city that he celebrated in his song Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille.
His funeral was held on June 26 in at the cemetery Père-Lachaise.
[edit] Bibliography
- La Glace est rompue
- Le Rat d'Amérique (1956)
- Cuir de Russie (1957)
- Les Passagers du Sidi-Brahim (1958)
- Un tyran sur le sable (1959)
- Viva Castro (1959)
- Qui vive! (1965)
- Le Têtard (1976)
- Les Transsibériennes (1978)
- Rue des Mamours (1981)
- Une vie de famille (Plon, January 2006)
This article draws heavily on the Jacques Lanzmann article in the French-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 2006-06-24.[1]
