About Henry Gidel
Born 1925. Henry Gidel is a French biographer, university teacher and literary critic.
Henry Gidel is a French biographer. He won the Prix Goncourt for biography for his life of Sacha Guitry. Other subjects have included Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Georges Pompidou and his wife, Georges Feydeau, Jackie Kennedy, Pablo Picasso, Sarah Bernhardt, Coco Chanel and Marie Curie.
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Who is Henry Gidel?
French biographer
When was Henry Gidel born?
Henry Gidel was born in 1925.
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Henry Gidel is a biographer, university teacher and literary critic.
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Henry Gidel is French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henry Gidel. https://biography.guide/henry-gidel/
MLA: "Henry Gidel." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henry-gidel/.
Chicago: "Henry Gidel." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/henry-gidel/.
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