Jean Herman
Writing
- Born
- May 17, 1933 · Pagny-sur-Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
- Died
- June 16, 2015 (age 82)
Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.
After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films.
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He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu. He also won the 1986 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Baby-boom. In 1987, with writer Dan Franck, he created a press photographer character with a big heart called Boro (the "model" most likely was Robert Capa).
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Known for
The Longest Day
September 25, 1962
Under Suspicion
August 24, 2000
The Inquisitor
September 23, 1981
The Outsider
October 26, 1983
Cop or Hood
March 28, 1979
Le Guignolo
March 26, 1980
Farewell, Friend
August 14, 1968
Dog Day
January 10, 1984
Street of the Damned
January 4, 1984
India: Matri Bhumi
February 4, 1960
The Big Operator
November 27, 1976
L'entourloupe
April 9, 1980
Behind the camera28
- 2012L'été des Lip Writer
- 2000Under Suspicion Original Film Writer
- 1987Charlie Dingo Writer
- 1984Dog Day Novel, Screenplay
- 1984Street of the Damned Screenplay, Adaptation, Dialogue
- 1983The Outsider Screenplay
- 1981The Inquisitor Writer
- 1980Jean-Sans-Terre Adaptation
- 1980L'entourloupe Writer
- 1980Le Guignolo Screenplay