Jean Pierre Conty, real name Jean Pierre Walrafen, (9 December 1917 – 12 September 1984) was a 20th-century French writer, famous for his spying novels. The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under the

pen name A pen name or nom-de-plume is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's na ...

Jean Crau .

Works

Novels

Theatre

In 1954, his play ''Affaire vous concernant'' is directed by Pierre Valde at the

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. In 1965, he coauthored with

Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents age ...

, a comédie-vaudeville which has now become a classic of the genre : ''Quand épousez-vous ma femme ?'', staged on theatre with

Michel Serrault Michel Serrault (24 January 1928 – 29 July 2007) was a French stage and film actor who appeared from 1954 until 2007 in more than 130 films. Life and career His first professional job was in a touring production in Germany of Molière's '' Les ...

Jean-Pierre Darras Jean-Pierre Darras (1927–1999) was a French actor. Filmography 1927 births 1999 deaths Deaths from cancer in France French film directors French monarchists Male actors from Paris People from Val-de-Marne Male actors from Île-de ...

and

Maria Pacôme Maria Pacôme (; 18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright. Biography Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald con ...

Comic strips

Several adaptations in comic strips of the series Mr. Suzuki have been made by Jacomo: *1974 : ''La nuit rouge de Mr. Suzuki'', Artima *1975 : ''Mr. Suzuki a la dent dure'', Artima *1975 : ''Mr. Suzuki et la ville fantôme'', Artima *1977 : ''Mr. Suzuki lance un sos'', Artima *1977 : ''Mr. Suzuki lance un sos (2)'', Artima

Cinema

Robert Vernay Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. Career In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on ''Pépé le Moko''. In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of ...

has directed the cinematographic adaptation of ''Monsieur Suzuki prend la mouche'' in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

under the title: ' with Jean Thielment,

Ivan Desny Ivan Desny (born Ivan Nikolaevich Desnitsky; , 28 December 1922 – 13 April 2002) was a French actor of Russian Chinese origin. He had a lengthy career in French and German cinema, appearing in over 200 film and television roles over 50 year ...

, Pierre Dudan and Claude Farell.

Prizes and awards

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

, he was awarded the

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière The (or the Police Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary award, literary prize founded in 1948 by author and literary critic Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe. It is the most prestigious award for crime fiction, crime and detective fiction in Franc ...

for his novel ''Opération Odyssée''.

References

External links

Liste de romans publiés, sur Polar-sf

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conty, Jean-Pierre 20th-century French novelists French crime fiction writers People from Moselle (department) 1917 births 1984 deaths