Jean Laborde (9 December 1918 – 30 January 2007) was a French journalist and writer.

Personal life

He was born in Lyon in December 9th, 1918, and studied law at university before commencing his career as a journalist. He died in

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in January 30th, 2007, aged 88.

Career

At the request of Pierre Lazareff, Jean became the judicial reporter of the '' France Soir'' in 1945. While in this role, he covered several famous cases, among them the Victor Kravchenko case, the

Marie Besnard Marie Besnard (15 August 1896 – 14 February 1980), also known as 'The Good Lady of Loudun', was an accused serial poisoner in the mid-20th century. Besnard was first charged with multiple murder on July 21, 1949, under her maiden name, Marie ...

case and the Gustave Dominici case. From 1964, he was the chief law correspondent of '' L'Aurore''. He quit in 1978 as a result of conflict with the new owner '' Le Figaro''. He wrote some twenty books, under his own name and pen names such as Jean Delion and Raf Vallet. Several of his books were adapted for the cinema. In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay of ''

Peur sur la ville ''Fear Over the City'' ( French: ''Peur sur la ville'') is a 1975 French crime film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. It was the first time Belmondo played a police officer. It was released in the United States and the ...

'', directed by Henri Verneuil in 1975.

Works

Books

* ''Amour, que de crimes'' (1954) * ''Un homme à part entière'' (1961) * ''L'Héritage de violence'' (1969) (winner of the

Maison de la Presse Prize The Prix Maison de la Presse is an annual French literary prize, established in 1970 by the Syndicat national des dépositaires de presse (SNDP) and Gabriel Cantin. Until 2005 it was known as Prix des Maisons de la Presse and given out in the two ...

) * ''Le Moindre Mal'' (1971) * ''Heureux les corrompus'' (1974)

Theater

* ''

'', directed by Henri Verneuil in 1975 *

Movie Adaptations

* ''

Les Bonnes Causes ''Don't Tempt the Devil'' (french: Les Bonnes Causes, it, Il delitto Dupré) is a 1963 French-Italian crime film written and directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Bourvil, Marina Vlady, Virna Lisi and Pierre Brasseur. It is based on the novel ...

'' (1960), directed by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' ...

in 1963 * La Seconde Vérité, directed by Christian-Jaque in 1966 * ''

Les Assassins de l'ordre ''Law Breakers'' (french: Les Assassins de l'ordre) is a 1971 French drama film starring Jacques Brel, directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Based on a real-life incident, an idealistic and ...

'' (1956), directed by

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include '' Port of Shadows'' (1938), ''Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoys ...

in 1971 * '' Le Pacha'' directed by Georges Lautner in 1968 * ''

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'', also directed by Georges Lautner in 1977.

References

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