Olivier Royant (16 July 1962 – 31 December 2020) was a French journalist. He directed the weekly magazine ''

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''.

Biography

Royant studied at

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and

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, where he earned an

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. He began his journalistic career at Radio Gilda. He began working for ''Paris Match'' in 1985, where he became a reporter and correspondent on the United States. He became Deputy Editor-in-Chief in 1996 and managing director on 24 July 2006, following the eviction of Alain Genestar. His wife, Delphine Royant, is an editor for ''

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''. Olivier Royant died following a long illness on 31 December 2020 at the age of 58.

Publications

*''Le XXe siècle de Paris Match'' (2002) *''Images de cataclysmes'' (2002) *''Dans les coulisses de Cannes'' (2010) *''John, le dernier des Kennedy'' (2018)

References

French journalists 1962 births 2020 deaths {{France-journalist-stub