Albert Simonin

Albert Simonin 19051980 was a French novelist and scriptwriter He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris His father was a florist Albert was orphaned by the age of 16 His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir Simonin coauthored the screenplay for the movie After World War II he spent five years in prison for collaboration Source Article Albert Simonin from Wikipedia in english licensed under CCBYSA