Writing
Jean-Louis Curtis
Born — Died
1917-05-22 — 1995-11-11
Place of birth
Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Known for
Writing
Credits
5 titles
Jean-Louis Curtis (22 May 1917 – 11 November 1995), pseudonym of Albert Laffitte, was a French novelist best known for his second novel The Forests of the Night (French: Les Forêts de la nuit), which won France's highest literary award the Prix Goncourt in 1947. He is the author of over 30 novels. Curtis was born in Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He attended the Bordeaux Faculty of Arts after secondary studies in his hometown. He then became a student at the Sorbonne before traveling to England from September 1937 to July 1939. In August 1939, he was mobilized as part of the Air Force from January 1940. He transferred to Morocco in May 1940. At the end of September 1940, he demobilized and r…
Known for
8.5Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
1975
9.0The dramatic failure of a couple, Véronique and Gilles, who can't solve their everyday problems. On the verge of breaking up, they're reunited at the last minute.
A Young Couple
1969
6.4The psychotic son of a film producer becomes obsessed with a beautiful blonde starlet while in Cannes, lures her to his hotel room and strangles her. His mother finds out, but can she keep her mouth shut to protect her son? Meanwhile, the young killer meets another pretty blonde...
The Woman Is a Stranger
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Cri de la chouette
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Les Célibataires
1962
Series credits
Behind the camera
9.0The dramatic failure of a couple, Véronique and Gilles, who can't solve their everyday problems. On the verge of breaking up, they're reunited at the last minute.
A Young Couple
1969
6.4The psychotic son of a film producer becomes obsessed with a beautiful blonde starlet while in Cannes, lures her to his hotel room and strangles her. His mother finds out, but can she keep her mouth shut to protect her son? Meanwhile, the young killer meets another pretty blonde...
The Woman Is a Stranger
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Cri de la chouette
1986
No synopsis available yet.
Les Célibataires
1962