Daniel Boulanger
French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter

Daniel Boulanger

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French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter
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24 January 1922(Compiègne)
Death:
27 October 2014(Senlis)
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Daniel Boulanger (24 January 1922 – 27 October 2014) was a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter. He has also played secondary roles in films and was a member of the Académie Goncourt from 1983 until his death. He was born in Compiègne, Oise.
As an actor in a small role Boulanger is famous as the neighbor of Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Léaud in François Truffaut's Bed and Board and as a comical gangster in Truffaut's second feature, Shoot the Piano Player.. On 27 October 2014, Boulanger died at the age of 92.

Filmography

  • 1960 : Le Farceur, by Philippe de Broca
  • 1960 : À bout de souffle, by Jean-Luc Godard
  • 1960 : Les Jeux de l'amour, by Philippe de Broca
  • 1960 : Tirez sur le pianiste, by François Truffaut
  • 1961 : L'Amant de cinq jours, by Philippe de Broca
  • 1962 : L'Œil du malin, by Claude Chabrol
  • 1966 : Le Roi de cœur, by Philippe de Broca
  • 1967 : The Oldest Profession
  • 1968 : La Mariée était en noir, by François Truffaut
  • 1970 : Sortie de secours, by Roger Kahane
  • 1970 : Domicile conjugal, by François Truffaut
  • 1971 : The Married Couple of the Year Two
  • 1971 : The Deadly Trap
  • 1974 : Toute une vie, by Claude Lelouch
  • 1976 : Une femme fidèle, by Roger Vadim
  • 1978 : La Zizanie, by Claude Zidi
  • 1980 : Le cheval d'orgueil, by Claude Chabrol

Award and distinctions

  • 1971 Prix de l'Académie française
  • 1974 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle, Fouette, cocher !
  • 1979 Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco
  • 1983 llamado a l'Académie Goncourt