Claude Mauriac (25 April 1914 – 22 March 1996) was a French author and journalist. He was born in Paris, the eldest son of the author François Mauriac. Mauriac was the personal secretary of Charles de Gaulle from 1944 to 1949, before becoming a cinema critic and arts person of Le Figaro. He was the author of several novels and essays, and co-scripted the movie adaptation of his father's novel Thérèse Desqueyroux. He also wrote a study of the novelist Marcel Proust, his wife's great-uncle. Mauriac was also a close friend of French philosopher Michel Foucault. Source: Article "Claude Mauriac" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
| Birth Location | Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914-04-25 |
| Died | 1996-03-22 |
Movies
Orpheus
as (uncredited)
1950