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Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (6 January 1919, Paris – 28 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist.
He belonged to the literary group of the Hussards, and is known as a prolific historical novelist, essay writer, and screenwriter under the nom de plume of Cecil Saint-Laurent. The 1955 film Lola Montès, directed by Max Ophuls, was based on his historic novel based on the life of Lola Montez. He also directed the film Quarante-huit heures d'amour/48 Hours of Love (1969).
He was elected to the Académie Française in 1986.
External links
- Jacques Laurent at the Internet Movie Database
- Obituary http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010101/ai_n9662871/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1
Preceded by
Fernand BraudelSeat 15
Académie française
1986-2000Succeeded by
Frédéric VitouxCategories:- 1919 births
- 2000 deaths
- Writers from Paris
- French essayists
- French novelists
- French screenwriters
- Members of the Académie française
- People affiliated with Action Française
- French military personnel of World War II
- Prix Goncourt winners
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