Pierre Benichou

Pierre Bénichou Commandeur 1 March 1938 31 March 2020 was a French journalist Pierre Bénichou was born on 1 March 1938 in Oran French Algeria His father André Bénichou a philosophy professor opened a private school after he was dismissed from his job for being Jewish in 1941 in the midst of World War II One of his fathers pupils was author Albert Camus His paternal uncle Paul Bénichou was a historian His paternal grandparents were practising Jews He moved to Paris France in 1949 Bénichou was a journalist He started his career as an intern for France Soir He joined France Dimanche in 1956 He became a reporter for Jours de France in 1961 He became the editorinchief of Le Nouvel Observateur another magazine in 1966 at a time when it was the most sold weekly newspaper in Europe He subsequently joined Les Grosses Têtes a cult radio programme on RTL that made him a staple name in France for decades He was also a contributor to Vivement Dimanche a television programme hosted by Michel Drucker A much loved figure he was widely considered as a monument historique of French Media Bénichou became a Commander of the Legion of Honour on 25 March 2016 Bénichou was married to Alix Dufaure she died in 2012 They had one son together Antoine Actor Vincent Lindon is his stepson by his widows first marriage Bénichou died on 31 March 2020 Source Article Pierre Bénichou from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30