About Gilbert Prouteau
Lived 1917 – 2012 (aged 95). Gilbert Prouteau was a French poet and film director.
Gilbert Prouteau (14 June 1917 – 2 August 2012) was a French poet and film director. He was born in Nesmy, Vendée. In 1948 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Rythme du Stade" ("Rhythm of the Stadium"). At the beginning of the 1990s he was, with Jean-Pierre Thiollet, one of the writers contributing to the French magazine L'Amateur d'Art.
Selected works
Rythme du Stade, Lugdunum, 1942 (poems) La part du vent, Ariane, 1947 (poems) Anthologie des textes sportifs de la littérature, Défense de la France, 1948 Saison blanche, Amiot Dumont, 1951 Le Sexe des Anges, Grasset, 1952 La peur des femmes, Grasset, 1959 Immortelle Vendée, Les productions de Paris, 1959 Retour aux sources, Editions Hérault, 1960 Les Dieux meurent le matin, Grasset, 1962 (A collection relating the tragic deaths of ten poets). Le machin, La Table Ronde, 1965 Tout est dans la fin, Robert Laffont, 1971 Comme un vol de corbeaux, La Table Ronde, 1977 Le Dernier Défi de Georges Clemenceau, France Empire, 1979 Le grand roman de Jules Verne: sa vie, Stock, 1979 Sept morts d'amour, Hachette, 1981 Les miroirs de la perversité, Albin Michel, 1984 La Nuit de l'île d'Aix ou le Crépuscule d'un dieu, Albin Michel, 1985 Gilles de Rais ou la Gueule du loup, Editions du Rocher, 1992 La bataille de Cholet ou la guerre en sabots, Editions du Rocher, 1993 Le fabuleux secret de l'alchimiste : Nicolas Flamel prophète ou imposteur, Bartillat, 1994 Je te dis qu’il faut vivre, Editions Hérault, 1998 Monsieur l'instituteur, Albin Michel, 2000 Victor Hugo vendéen, Mosée, 2002 Les Soleils de minuit, Editions Hérault, 2003 Rabelais en Vendée, D'Orbestier, 2004 Les Orgues d’Hélène, Écho Optique, 2007 (poems) Le Roman de la Vendée, Geste, 2010 Les mots de passe, Editions du Petit Pavé, 2013
Filmography
La Vie passionnée de Georges Clemenceau (1953) Dieu a choisi Paris (1969), with Jean-Paul Belmondo
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Gilbert Prouteau?
French poet
When was Gilbert Prouteau born?
Gilbert Prouteau was born on 14 June 1917 in Nesmy.
When did Gilbert Prouteau die?
Gilbert Prouteau died on 2 August 2012 in Cholet.
What was Gilbert Prouteau's occupation?
Gilbert Prouteau was a poet and film director.
What nationality was Gilbert Prouteau?
Gilbert Prouteau was French.
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