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Marcel Pagnol (February 28, 1895 – April 18, 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Medieval French literature is for the purpose of this article Literature written in Oïl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle For more information on historical developments in this period see Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France. French literature of the 17th century &mdashthe so-called Grand Siècle &mdashspans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici French literature of the 18th century usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798 the year French literature of the nineteenth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1799 to 1900 French literature of the twentieth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1895 to 1990 Contemporary French literature is French literature roughly from the 1990s to Today. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. He was the first filmmaker to be elected as a member of the Académie Française in 1946. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.


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Biography

Born February 28, 1895 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône département, in southern France near Marseille, the son of school teacher Joseph Pagnol and seamstress Augustine Lansot, Marcel Pagnol grew up in Marseille with his younger brothers Paul, René, and younger sister Germaine. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Aubagne is a small commune located 17 km east of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of southern France. Bouches-du-Rhône ( Occitan: Bocas de Ròse, lit "Mouths of the Rhône River" is a department in the south of France named after the In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ

He learned how to read at a young age to his father's amazement but his mother did not allow him to touch a book until he was six "for fear of cerebral explosion". During this time he spent many summers with his family in a house in the sleepy Provençal village of La Treille in the hills near Aubagne. La Treille is a ''quartier'' on the outskirts of Marseilles' 11th ''arrondissement'', in the Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, France

At the age of 15, he wrote his first play and, after winning a prestigious scholarship to the Lycee, eventually followed in his father's footsteps to become an English teacher for secondary schools. However, he stopped teaching when he went to Paris, instead devoting his life to playwriting. His first adult play, Merchants of Glory, was produced in 1924. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1929 he wrote Marius for the Paris Theatre. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marius would also be later turned into a film in 1931, Pagnol's first film. Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert

In 1916, he married Simone Coline in Marseille, to the displeasure of his father Joseph. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year [1] In 1945 he married Jacqueline Bouvier. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Marcel Pagnol was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1946. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was the first film maker ever to receive this honour.

He died in Paris on April 18, 1974. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. He is buried in the municipal cemetery at La Treille, along with his mother and father, brothers, and wife. His boyhood friend, Baptistin Magnan (Lili des Bellons in the autographies), died at the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918 and is buried nearby. The Second Battle of the Marne, or Battle of Reims ( July 15 to August 5, 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front Pagnol's novel L'Eau des collines was adapted from his two films Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources (Manon of the Springs) made in the early 1950s and starring his wife. Jean de Florette is a 1986 French historical drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. Manon des Sources (released in North America as Manon of the Spring) is a critically acclaimed and commercially successful 1986 French These films were remade to international acclaim in the 1980s by Claude Berri. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Claude Berri (born July 1, 1934 in Paris, France) is a French Film director, Actor, Screenwriter and producer Pagnol's affectionate reminiscences of childhood, "La Gloire de mon père" and "Le château de ma mère" were filmed successfully by Yves Robert in 1990. My Father's Glory (La Gloire de mon père is a 1957 Autobiographical novel by Marcel Pagnol. My Mother's Castle (Le Château de ma mère is a 1957 Autobiographical novel by Marcel Pagnol, the second in the series Souvenirs Yves Robert ( June 21, 1920 – May 10, 2002) was a French Actor, Screenwriter, director, and

Awards


Bibliography

Filmography, as director

References

  1. ^ www.marcel-pagnol.com

External links

Preceded by
Maurice Donnay		Seat 25
Académie française
1946–74		Succeeded by
Jean Bernard
Charles Maurice Donnay (1859 - 1945 French Dramatist, was born of middle-class parents in Paris. This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy by seat number L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jean A Bernard ( May 26, 1907, Paris — April 17, 2006, Paris was a French physician and haematologist
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