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Claude-Jean Philippe

1933 – 2016

French actor and film critic

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Lived 1933 – 2016 (aged 83). Claude-Jean Philippe was a French actor, film critic, radio personality, television producer, film director and screenwriter.

Claude Nahon (20 April 1933 – 11 September 2016), better known as Claude-Jean Philippe, was a French film critic, essayist, diarist, director, and producer who made numerous documentaries. He was also active on the radio and occasionally worked as a screenwriter and actor.

Publications 1984: Le Roman du cinéma, Fayard 1985: Métropolis : images d'un tournage, Cinémathèque française 1985: Simone Signoret, Hachette 1984: Le Roman du cinéma. Tome 2, Fayard 1986: Une nuit chez les Marx, Dargaud 1986: Studio Harcourt : acteurs, Seghers 1987: Le Roman de Charlot, Fayard 1987: Cannes, le festival, Nathan 1988: François Truffaut, Seghers 1989: Jean Cocteau, Seghers 1990: Le Journal d'un cinéphile, Éd. Filipacchi 1994: La Douce Gravité du désir : roman, Presses de la Cité 1996: La Nuit bienfaisante, Éditions du Rocher 2006: Jean Renoir, une vie en œuvres, Grasset 2008: , Cahiers du cinéma

Filmography Actor 1972: L'Amour l'après-midi 1980: Le Rôle effacé de Marie 1991: 2002: Inconnu à cette adresse 2004: Ne quittez pas !

Screenwriter 1960: (commentary) 1964: Les Baisers 1970: La Brigade des maléfices 1974: Une légende, une vie : Citizen Welles

Director 1966: Et pourtant ils tournent (documentary, in the series) 1973: Les Gens de Belleville, légende de Belleville (documentary, in the L'Album de famille des Français series) 1978: Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (six-episode documentary): Max Linder Le cinéma en son temps : Les années dix ou le temps de l'hécatombe Le cinéma forain Méliès ou le génie de la surprise Lumière ou le cinématographe 1994: Léo Ferré par lui-même (montage)

Producer 1970: Postface Dalio 1978: Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, Lycée Voltaire
Employers
Antenne 2, France Culture, Cahiers du cinéma, Télérama
Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Claude-Jean Philippe?

French actor and film critic

When was Claude-Jean Philippe born?

Claude-Jean Philippe was born on 20 April 1933 in Tangier.

When did Claude-Jean Philippe die?

Claude-Jean Philippe died on 11 September 2016 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Claude-Jean Philippe's occupation?

Claude-Jean Philippe was an actor, film critic, radio personality, television producer, film director and screenwriter.

What nationality was Claude-Jean Philippe?

Claude-Jean Philippe was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Claude-Jean Philippe

· Wikidata: Q2976747

· DBpedia: Claude-Jean Philippe

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