Jacques Robert
Writing
- Born
- June 27, 1921 · Lyon, Rhône, France
- Died
- August 11, 1997 (age 76)
Jacques Robert (June 27, 1921 – August 11, 1997) was a French author, screenwriter and journalist.
Jacques Robert was born on 27 June 1921 in Lyon, France. He started his writing career as a journalist. In May 1945 Jacques Robert was the only Western journalist to descend into Hitler's bunker in Berlin, Germany.
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During his career he wrote more than 40 books and novels. Around 20 of his novels have been adapted for cinema, notably The Long Teeth directed by Daniel Gélin, Marie-Octobre directed by Julien Duvivier and Someone Behind the Door with Charles Bronson and Anthony Perkins. Jacques Robert was also a prolific screenwriter for film and television.
He died in Rouen in 1997 at the age of 76.
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Known for
Marie-Octobre
April 24, 1959
125 rue Montmartre
September 9, 1959
The Seventh Juror
April 18, 1962
Maigret Sees Red
September 18, 1963
The Night Affair
May 14, 1958
Someone Behind the Door
July 28, 1971
The Mask of the Gorilla
August 14, 1958
The Black Monocle
August 29, 1961
The Monocle's Sour Laugh
September 16, 1964
The Scheming Women
April 7, 1954
The Eye of the Monocle
November 14, 1962
Love and the Frenchwoman
September 16, 1960
Behind the camera34
- 1986Bitter Champagne Writer
- 1978Vice Squad Scenario Writer
- 1975Doctor Justice Screenplay
- 1974One Morning in June 1940 Writer
- 1973Killing in the Sun Writer
- 1971Someone Behind the Door Novel
- 1967Les Arnaud Dialogue, Adaptation
- 1967To Commit a Murder Novel
- 1965Operation Double Cross Screenplay
- 1965Make Your Bets Ladies Screenplay