Romain Gary - IMDb

	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 4,884 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Romain Gary (1914–1980) Writer \| Director \| Soundtrack Trivia: La Vie Devant Soi (1976), written under the name Emile Ajar, also won the Prix Goncourt. See more trivia » Born: Romain Kacew May 8, 1914 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire [now Lithuania] Died: December 2, 1980 (age 66) in Paris, France

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Known For

The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven (1958)

White Dog

White Dog (1982)

Madame Rosa

Madame Rosa (1977)

Birds in Peru

Birds in Peru (1968)

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Writer (17 titles)

2010 La vie devant soi (TV movie) (novel)

2007 Les cerfs-volants (TV movie) (novel)

1994 Les faussaires (novel "La Tete Coupable")

1993 Screen Two (TV series)

– Genghis Cohn (1993) (novel "The Dance of Genghis Cohn")

1982 White Dog (story)

1981 Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (novel)

1979 Gros câlin (novel / as Emile Ajar)

1979 Womanlight (novel "Clair de Femme")

1977 Madame Rosa (novel / as Emile Ajar)

1971 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (written for the screen by)

1970 Promise at Dawn (novel)

1970 Ein Humanist (TV short) (story)

1968 Birds in Peru (screenplay / story)

1965 Lady L (novel "Lady L")

1962 The Longest Day (additional episodes written by)

1959 The Man Who Understood Women (novel "The Colors of the Day")

1958 The Roots of Heaven (novel "Les Racines du Ciel" / screenplay)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Emile Ajar

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Trivia:

La Vie Devant Soi (1976), written under the name Emile Ajar, also won the Prix Goncourt. See more »

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