André Castelot, born André Storms (23 January 1911,

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– 18 July 2004,

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), was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot (née Gabrielle Alice Castelot), and the brother of the film actor

Jacques Castelot Jacques Castelot (born Jacques Marie Paul Éloi Storms) (11 July 1914 – 25 August 1989) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1938 and 1982. His brother was the writer André Castelot and their father was the ...

. He wrote more than one hundred books, mostly biographies of famous people.

Selected works

* ''Louis XVII. L'énigme résolue'' (1947) - about

Louis XVII Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over ...

* ''Le mystère de Louis XVII'' (1953) * ''Marie-Antoinette d'après des documents inédits'' (1953); trans. ''Marie Antoinette'' (1957) - about

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...

* ''King of Rome: A Biography of Napoleon's Tragic Son'' (trans., 1960) - about

Napoleon II Napoleon II (Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte; 20 March 181122 July 1832) was the disputed Emperor of the French for a few weeks in 1815. He was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Marie Louise, d ...

* ''Joséphine'' (1961) - about

Josephine de Beauharnais Josephine may refer to: People *Josephine (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Josephine (singer), a Greek pop singer Places * Josephine, Texas, United States *Josephine County, Oregon, a county located in the ...

* ''Paris: The Turbulent City 1783–1871'' (trans., 1962) * ''Les Grandes Heures de Napoléon'' (6 vols., 1964) * ''Histoire de Napoléon Bonaparte'' (10 vols., 1969); trans. ''Napoleon'' (1971) - about

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

* ''Napoléon III et le second empire'' (6 vols., 1975) - about

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...

* ''Grande histoire illustrée de Napoléon'' (9 vols., 1989) * ''Fouché: Le double jeu'' (1990) - about

Joseph Fouché Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouché (; 21 May 1759 – 26 December 1820) was a French statesman, revolutionary, and Minister of Police under First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, who later became a subordinate of Emperor Napoleon. H ...

Adaptations

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Napoleon II, the Eagle ''Napoleon II, the Eaglet'' (French: ''Napoléon II, l'Aiglon)'' is a 1961 French language, French historical film, historical drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Bernard Verley, Jean Marais and Danièle Gaubert. The scenario was w ...

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