Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author,

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

and film director. He has worked for RTL, ''

Paris Match ''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly news magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. History and profile A sports news magazine, ''Match l'intran'' (a play on '' L'Intransigeant ...

'', TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, which was awarded for «L'Étudiant étranger» in 1986. At the age of eighteen, he left France to study at

Washington and Lee University , mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future" , established = , type = Private liberal arts university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.092 billion (2021) , president = William C. Dudley , provost = Lena Hill , city = Lexington ...

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. He then travelled across the

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. On his return to

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, he became a reporter. From 1960 to 1962, during the Algerian war, Labro was a member of the military. He then returned to his journalistic activities. While covering the

assassination of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. Kennedy was in the vehicle with ...

for French newspaper '' France-Soir'', he met Jack Ruby in

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days before he shot and killed

Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963. Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at the age of 12 fo ...

; he was thus subsequently officially auditioned by the Warren Commission. He has written and directed many films and was a close friend of

Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville (; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are ''Le Silence de la mer'' (1949), '' Bob le flambeur'' (1956), ''Le Doulos'' (1962), '' Le Samouraï'' (19 ...

, as he recalls in the 2008 documentary '' Code Name Melville''. From 1985 to 2000, he was director of programmes at RTL becoming the vice president of the station in 1992. In April 2010, he became Commander of the

Légion d'honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

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Selected filmography

* '' Sans mobile apparent (Without Apparent Motive)'' - with

Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic fi ...

(1971) * '' L'Héritier'' - with Jean-Paul Belmondo (1973) * ''Le hasard et la violence (Chance and Violence)'' - with

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held stron ...

and Katharine Ross (1974) * '' L'Alpagueur (The Hunter Will Get You)'' - with Jean-Paul Belmondo (1976) * '' (Cover Up)'' - with Claude Brasseur,

and Jean-Claude Brialy (1983) * '' Rive droite, rive gauche'' - with Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye and Carole Bouquet (1984)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Labro, Philippe 1936 births Living people People from Montauban 20th-century French journalists 21st-century French journalists French autobiographers French film directors French television executives French television presenters Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Prix Interallié winners Washington and Lee University alumni Paris Match writers