Alain Decaux

Known for

Writing

Born

July 23, 1925

Birthplace

Lille, Nord, France

Died

March 27, 2016 (aged 90)

Biography

Alain Decaux (23 July 1925 − 27 March 2016) was a French historian. He was elected to the Académie française on 15 February 1979.

In 2005, he was, with others authors as Frédéric Beigbeder, Mohamed Kacimi, Richard Millet and Jean-Pierre Thiollet, among the Beirut Book Fair's main guests in the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, commonly (BIEL).

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Best known work

Three Colors: Blue

1993

Angelique and the King

1966

Les Misérables

1982

Champs-Elysées

1982

Vivement dimanche

1998

I Killed Rasputin

1967

Apostrophes

1975

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

The Austrian

1990

Terror and Virtue: Robespierre

1964

Filmography

2010
On Life On-screen: Miseries and Splendour of a Monarch
as Self - Interviewee
1998
Vivement dimancheTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1994
La France au temps des Colonies
Executive Producer
1993
Three Colors: Blue
as Eulogist at the Funeral
1990
The Austrian
Screenplay
1987
Dorothée Show
as Instituteur
1986
Al Capone, vie et mort d'un gangster
Presenter, Producer
1985
Le Dossier D'Alain DecauxTV
as Self (21 episodes), Creator
1984
Monsieur Landru de Gambais
as Narrateur
1982
Les Misérables
Screenplay
1982
L'Histoire en QuestionTV
Creator
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
as Self (1 episode)
1981
Le Mystère de Jack l'éventreur
as Narrateur
1975
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourirTV
Theatre Play, Adaptation
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV
as Self (1 episode)
1975
ApostrophesTV
as Self (5 episodes)
1972
The Rosenbergs Must Not Die!
Writer
1972
Le Grand ÉchiquierTV
as Self - Main Guest (2 episodes)
1971
Samedi soirTV
as Self (2 episodes)
1969
Alain Decaux raconteTV
as Speaker (131 episodes), Creator
1968
The Fanatics
Original Story
1967
I Killed Rasputin
as Self / Interviewer (uncredited), Writer
1966
Angelique and the King
Adaptation
1964
Terror and Virtue: Robespierre
Writer, Producer
1964
La terreur et la vertu - Première partie: Danton
Writer, Producer