Jacques Laurent

Jacques Laurent or Jacques LaurentCély 6 January 1919 28 December 2000 was a French writer and journalist He was born in Paris the son of a barrister During World War II he fought with the Algerian Tirailleurs Laurent was elected to the Académie française in 1986 Laurent belonged to the literary group of the Hussards and is known as a prolific historical novelist essay writer and screenwriter under the pen name of Cecil SaintLaurent The 1955 film Lola Montès directed by Max Ophüls was based on his historic novel based on the life of Lola Montez He wrote Jean Aurels Oscarnominated 1963 World War I documentary 1418 He also directed the film Quarantehuit heures damour48 Hours of Love 1969 Another noteworthy novel by SaintLaurent was Darling Caroline written in 1947 a powerful book set in the early days of the French Revolution This also became a film This was released in France in 1951 directed by JeanDevaivre and starring Martine Carol in the title role SaintLaurent was one of the scriptwriters of the film The 1961 Les Passagers pour Alger translated to English as Algerian Adventure was a contemporary thriller set against the background of the then raging Algerian War and like many of his books written from the point of view of adventurous daring young woman Laurent received the Prix Goncourt in 1971 for his novel Les Bêtises Revolutionary insurgent Ukrainian Anarchist and ally of Nestor Makhno appears in the novel Clarisse by Cecil SaintLaurent Source Article Jacques Laurent from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30