Pierre Charras (19 March 1945 – 19 January 2014) was a French writer, actor and translator from English to French. He published several novels including ''Monsieur Henri'',
Prix des Deux Magots The Prix des Deux Magots is a major French literary prize. It is presented to new works, and is generally awarded to works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt.
The name derives from ...
(1995), ''Juste avant la nuit'' (1998), ''Comédien'' (2000) and ''Dix-neuf secondes'', prix du roman FNAC 2003.
He is buried at the
Père Lachaise cemetery (53rd division).
Filmography
Theatre
* 1973 : ''J'ai confiance dans mon pays'' by
Alain Scoff, directed by the author,
Théâtre Mouffetard
* 1986 : ''La Comédie sans titre'' by
Italo Svevo, directed by
Jacques Mauclair
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,
Théâtre du Marais
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Adaptation
* 1982 : ''Une fille drôlement gonflée'' by
Ray Cooney
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His biggest success, '' Run for Your Wife'' (1983), ran for nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 ...
and
Gene Stone
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Early life and editorial career
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, adaptation in collaboration with Alain Scoff, directed by
Francis Joffo
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Filmography
* 1976 : '' Cours après moi que je t' ...
,
Théâtre de la Potinière
Published books
Other publishers :
External links
« Pierre Charras est mort : l'auteur de "Monsieur Henri" et "Dix-neuf secondes" avait 68 ans. Bonne nuit Pierre Charras », par Odile Quirotsur bibliobs.nouvelobs.com, 21 janvier 2014]
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20th-century French writers
20th-century French male writers
French male actors
English–French translators
Prix des Deux Magots winners
1945 births
Writers from Saint-Étienne
2014 deaths
Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery
French male non-fiction writers
20th-century French translators
Actors from Saint-Étienne