Pierre Boileau
Writing
- Born
- April 28, 1906 · Paris, France
- Died
- January 16, 1989 (age 82)
Boileau-Narcejac (French: [bwalo naʁsəʒak]) is the pen name used by the French crime-writing duo of Pierre Boileau (28 April 1906 – 16 January 1989) and Pierre Ayraud, also known as Thomas Narcejac (3 July 1908 – 7 June 1998). Their successful collaboration produced 43 novels, 100 short stories and 4 plays. They are credited with having helped to form an authentically French subgenre of crime fiction, emphasising local settings and mounting psychological suspense. They are noted for the ingenuity of their plots and the skilful evocation of the mood of disorientation and fear. Their works were adapted into numerous films, notably Les Diaboliques (1955), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Known for
Vertigo
May 28, 1958
Diabolique
January 29, 1955
Eyes Without a Face
January 11, 1960
Diabolique
March 22, 1996
Body Parts
August 2, 1991
Witness in the City
May 6, 1959
Spotlight on a Murderer
March 31, 1961
Crime Does Not Pay
July 6, 1962
Bad Seeds
August 15, 2012
Twelve Hours by the Clock
April 21, 1959
Reflections of Murder
November 24, 1974
Faces in the Dark
November 22, 1960
Behind the camera31
- 2023Goodbye Vinyle Novel
- 2012Bad Seeds Novel
- 2011Les Amants naufragés Writer
- 2005Černá karta Novel
- 1996Les Victimes Novel
- 1996Diabolique Novel
- 1995La présence des ombres Writer
- 1993House of Secrets Novel
- 1991Body Parts Novel
- 1990Das Geheimnis des gelben Geparden Novel