About Maurice Dekobra
Lived 1885 – 1973 (aged 88). Maurice Dekobra was a French and Canadian writer, screenwriter, journalist, film director, poet and translator.
Maurice Dekobra (26 May 1885, Paris – 1 June 1973, Paris) was a French writer. His real name was Ernest-Maurice Tessier.
Viewed as a subversive writer in the 1920s and 1930s, he became one of the best-known French writers between the First and the Second World Wars.
In spite of this, and the publication of a biography by Philippe Collas in 2001, he was declared a "total unknown" in 2006 has increased awareness of him, at least in France.
Biography At the age of 19, he started his career as a trilingual journalist – French, English, German.
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Who was Maurice Dekobra?
French writer (1885–1973)
When was Maurice Dekobra born?
Maurice Dekobra was born on 26 May 1885 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
When did Maurice Dekobra die?
Maurice Dekobra died on 1 June 1973 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Maurice Dekobra's occupation?
Maurice Dekobra was a writer, screenwriter, journalist, film director, poet and translator.
What nationality was Maurice Dekobra?
Maurice Dekobra was French and Canadian.
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