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Marcel Paul Pagnol (/ p ə ˈ n j ɒ l, p æ-/, also US: / p ɑː ˈ n j ɔː l / pah-NYAWL; French: [maʁsɛl pɔl paɲɔl]; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française.
Marcel Pagnol est un écrivain, dramaturge, cinéaste et producteur français, né le 28 février 1895 à Aubagne ( Bouches-du-Rhône) et mort à Paris le 18 avril 1974 . Il devient célèbre avec Topaze, pièce créée en Allemagne en 1927 puis présentée au théâtre France en octobre 1928.
Marcel Paul Pagnol (born Feb. 25, 1895, Aubagne, Fr.—died April 18, 1974, Paris) was a French writer and motion-picture producer-director who won both fame as the master of stage comedy and critical acclaim for his filmmaking.
Marcel Pagnol: the man. Born in Aubagne on February 28, 1895 to Joseph Pagnol and Augustine Lansot, Marcel Pagnol received a classical and republican education tinged with anticlericalism. Son of a schoolteacher, he quickly developed a passion for classical literature and, at the age of 19, founded the literary review “FORTUNIO”, which ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Pagnol, Marcel (1894–1974) French dramatist, film director, and writer. He first gained attention for the play Topaze (1928). Pagnol adapted for the screen his Marseilles trilogy – Marius (1929), Fanny (1931), and César (1937).
Oct 13, 2022 · Stephen Turnbull travels to the heart of Provence to explore the background of Jean de Florette and learn what inspired Marcel Pagnol to write it.
Dec 28, 2018 · What happened to Marcel Pagnol? The work of his peers are better known to cinephiles today; the versatile ensembles of Jean Renoir, the brooding, impressionistic work of Marcel Carné, and the airy comedies of René Clair endure.
