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Pierre Boulle (1912–1994)

Writer

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Was credited with the screenplay for The Bridge on the River Kwai, even though it was actually written by the blacklisted duo of Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson. (Credit was changed posthumously in the 1980s.) He was not present at the awards ceremony. Actress Kim Novak accepted the award on his behalf.

Born:

in Avignon, Vaucluse, France

Died:

(age 81) in Paris, France
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2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (novel "La Planète des Singes") (filming)
 
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (novel "La planète des singes" / suggestion)
 
2001 Planet of the Apes (Video Game) (character)
 
2001 Planet of the Apes (novel "La Planète des Singes")
 
1986 Un métier du seigneur (TV movie) (novel)
 
1985 The Miracle (TV movie)
 
1981 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) (characters)
 
1981 Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) (characters)
 
1981 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) (characters)
 
1981 Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) (characters)
 
1981 Back to the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) (characters)
 
1977 Focal Point (novel "Le photographe")
 
1975 Return to the Planet of the Apes (TV series)
– River of Flames (1975) (characters)
– Terror on Ice Mountain (1975) (characters)
– Battle of the Titans (1975) (characters)
– Invasion of the Underdwellers (1975) (characters)
– Mission of Mercy (1975) (characters)
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1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
– The Liberator (1974) (characters)
– Up Above the World So High (1974) (characters)
– The Cure (1974) (characters)
– The Tyrant (1974) (characters)
– The Interrogation (1974) (characters)
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1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (characters)
 
1973 William Conrad (TV short) (play)
 
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (characters)
 
1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (characters creator)
 
1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (characters created by)
 
1968 Planet of the Apes (novel)
 
1966 Porträt eines Helden (TV movie) (novel)
 
1958-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Face of a Hero (1959) (story)
– Not the Glory (1958) (story)
 
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai (novel "Le pont de la rivière Kwaï")
 
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1988 Le divan (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
 

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Trivia:

Was credited with the screenplay for The Bridge on the River Kwai, even though it was actually written by the blacklisted duo of Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson. (Credit was changed posthumously in the 1980s.) He was not present at the awards ceremony. Actress Kim Novak accepted the award on his behalf. See more »

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