Georges Conchon (; 9 May 1925 – 29 July 1990) was a French writer and screenwriter.

Biography

He grew up in a family of teachers,Pierre Maury:

'. archives.lesoir.be, 31. Juli 1990. and after graduating in philosophy, passed the support of the parliamentary and between the Assembly French Union where he was division head from 1952 to 1958. He began writing, while traveling extensively, notably in Africa. He became secretary in 1960 debates in the Senate until 1980. He was journalist and novelist, he began his career as a scriptwriter in 1967. His first published novel will be ''Les Grandes Lessives'' in 1953, followed by ''Chemins écartés''. He is then hired by

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to ''France-Soir'' as a journalist. This experience led to ''L'État sauvage'', which earned him the

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...

in 1964. Before the Goncourt, he had received the Fénéon in 1956, then the Booksellers prize in 1960 for ''La Corrida de la victoire''. As a screenwriter, his record is brilliant, including ''L'Horizon'' (directed by Jacques Rouffio 1967), ''Sept Morts sur ordonnance'' (J. Rouffio 1976), ''La Victoire en chantant'' (Jean-Jacques Annaud 1976), ''

Judith Therpauve ''Judith Therpauve'' is a French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. Plot Therpauve Judith, who was "Queen" in the days of the Resistance, is asked by her former friends to take charge of the daily regional newspaper "The Free Republic". She ...

'' (

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, 1978), ''La Banquière'' (Francis Girod 1980). It also works in television, directing A2 on a collection of films and with the launch of the series ''Châteauvallon''. Some of his books were made into movies, including ''

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'' and '' Le sucre'' by

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. His last film collaboration scenario has been devoted to the history of the famous assassin of the nineteenth century, Lacenaire. Directed by

Francis Girod Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film ''L'enfance de l'art'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994 he w ...

, the film was released in theaters in 1990. He was Chevalier de la

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

and an Officer of the

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...

and Arts and Letters, and was politically active at PSU and then the Socialist Party.

Works

* 1953: ''Les Grandes Lessives'', Albin Michel * 1954: ''Les Chemins écartés'', Albin Michel * 1955: ''L'Horizon. Les honneurs de la guerre'', Albin Michel. (awarded

Prix Fénéon The Fénéon Prize (''Prix Fénéon''), established in 1949, is awarded annually to a French-language writer and a visual artist no older than 35 years of age. The prize was established by Fanny Fénéon, the widow of French art critic Félix Fén ...

) * 1957: ''Tous comptes faits, Albin Michel'' * 1959: ''La Corrida de la victoire'', Albin Michel. Prix des Libraires * 1961: ''L'Esbrouffe'', Albin Michel. Prix des Volcans * 1964: ''L'État sauvage'', Albin Michel. Prix Goncourt * 1967: ''Le Canada'', Arthaud. Prix Montcalm * 1967: ''L'Apprenti gaucher'', Albin Michel * 1967: ''L'Auvergne'', Arthaud * 1969: ''Nous la Gauche devant Louis-Napoléon'', Flammarion * 1972: ''L'Amour en face'', Albin Michel * 1975: ''Sept Morts sur ordonnance'', Presses de la Cité * 1977: ''Le Sucre'', Albin Michel * 1978: ''

'', Jean-Claude Simoën * 1980: ''La Banquière'', Ramsay * 1983: ''Le Bel Avenir'', Albin Michel * 1986: ''Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur'', Albin Michel * 1987: ''Colette Stern'', Gallimard * 1990: ''Lacenaire'', Edition du Seuil * 1965: ''Pourquoi pas Vamos de Georges Conchon'', mise en scène Jean Mercure, Théâtre Edouard VII

Screenplays

* 1967: '' The Stranger'' by

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* 1975: '' Il pleut sur Santiago'' by

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* 1975: ''

Sept morts sur ordonnance ''Sept morts sur ordonnance'' (''Seven Deaths by Prescription'' or ''Bestial Quartet'') is a 1975 French drama and psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Rouffio and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Depardieu, Jane Birkin, Marina Vlady, ...

'' by

* 1976: ''

Black and White in Color ''Black and White in Color'' (, then ''Noirs et Blancs en couleur'' for the 1977 re-issue) is a 1976 French-Ivorian black comedy war film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in his directorial debut. The film is set in the African theater of World ...

'' by

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* 1977: '' L'État sauvage'' by

* 1978: ''

'' by

* 1978: '' Le Sucre'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1980: '' La Banquière'' by Francis Girod * 1980: ''Une affaire d'hommes'' by Nicolas Ribowski * 1985: ''Châteauvallon (TV series) * 1986: '' Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1990: ''Lacenaire'' by Francis Girod * 1994: ' (TV series) by

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Author

* 1966: ''L'Horizon'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1977: ''L'État sauvage'' by Francis Girod * 1978: ''Le Sucre'' by

Dialogue

* 1966: ''L'Horizon'' by Jacques Rouffio * 1986: ''Mon beau-frère a tué ma sœur'' by Jacques Rouffio

Actor

* 1976: '' René la Canne'' by Francis Girod

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conchon, Georges 1925 births 1990 deaths People from Puy-de-Dôme Prix des libraires winners Writers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Prix Goncourt winners Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French male writers Prix Fénéon winners 20th-century French male writers