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Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French author. He is best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963), that were both made into award-winning films.
La Planète des singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes in the US and Monkey Planet in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, launching the Planet of the Apes media franchise.
Pierre Boulle, né le 20 février 1912 1 à Avignon et mort le 31 janvier 1994 à Paris 16e 2, est un écrivain français. Agent de la France libre en Asie du Sud-Est pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est l’auteur du Pont de la rivière Kwai (1952) et de La Planète des singes (1963).
Aug 3, 2014 · The man behind two cinema greats was the little known French spy, Pierre Boulle - as well as The Planet of the Apes, he also wrote The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French writer. He was born in Avignon, France. Boulle wrote many novels and short stories in French. Two stories became popular English language movies: Planet of the Apes and The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Pierre Boulle has 126 books on Goodreads with 97624 ratings. Pierre Boulle’s most popular book is Planet of the Apes.
Pierre Boulle (born February 20, 1912, Avignon, France—died January 30, 1994, Paris) was a French novelist who successfully combined adventure and psychology in works dealing largely with his experiences in Southeast Asia, especially in Malaya.
The Bridge over the River Kwai (French: Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï) is a novel by the French novelist Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation by Xan Fielding in 1954.
May 10, 2024 · French writer Pierre Boulle, author of 'Planet of the Apes' and 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', in 1985. Sophie Bassouls (Sygma via Getty Images) Born in Avignon in 1912, Boulle...
French author (born Avignon) who drew upon his wartime experiences for The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952). His wry and philosophical Monkey Planet (1963) was adapted for the ... From: Boulle, Pierre in The Oxford Companion to English Literature ». Subjects: Literature.
