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Françoise Sagan(1935-2004)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Director
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Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan was born on 21 June 1935 in Cajarc, Lot, France. She was a writer and actress, known for Les fougères bleues (1977), Bonjour tristesse (1958) and Aimez-vous Brahms? (1961). She was previously married to Robert Westhoff and Guy Schoeller. She died on 24 September 2004 in Equemauville, Calvados, France.
BornJune 21, 1935
DiedSeptember 24, 2004(69)
BornJune 21, 1935
DiedSeptember 24, 2004(69)
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Claude Chabrol, Costa-Gavras, Serge Gainsbourg, René Barjavel, Paul Guimard, Bernadette Lafont, Édouard Molinaro, Roger Vadim, and Françoise Sagan at an event for Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Known for:

Les fougères bleues (1977)
Les fougères bleues
3.8
  • Writer
  • 1977
"Bonjour tristesse" (Saul Bass Poster) 1958 Columbia Pictures
Bonjour tristesse
6.9
  • Writer(as Francoise Sagan)
  • 1958
Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, and Yves Montand in Aimez-vous Brahms? (1961)
Aimez-vous Brahms?
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1961
Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide (1971)
Un peu de soleil dans l'eau froide
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer

  • Château en Suède (2008)
    Château en Suède
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Les faux-fuyants (2000)
    Les faux-fuyants
    • novel
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Le coup du sort (1997)
    Le coup du sort
    • novel
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Machinations
    • novel "Bancos"
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Bonjour tristesse (1995)
    Bonjour tristesse
    • novel "Bonjour tristesse"
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Un orage immobile (1995)
    Un orage immobile
    • novel
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • La femme fardée (1990)
    La femme fardée
    • novel
    • 1990
  • L'excès contraire
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Nathalie Baye, Pierre Arditi, and Christophe Malavoy in De guerre lasse (1987)
    De guerre lasse
    • novel
    • 1987
  • Anny Duperey in La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Encore un hiver
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1979
  • Jean-Claude Bouillon and Maureen Kerwin in Les Borgia ou le sang doré (1977)
    Les Borgia ou le sang doré
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Danielle Darrieux in Bonheur, impair et passe (1977)
    Bonheur, impair et passe
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1977
  • Les fougères bleues (1977)
    Les fougères bleues
    • adaptation
    • short story "Des yeux de soies"
    • 1977
  • Le cheval évanoui
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1976

Actress

  • Le deuxième couteau
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Chassé-croisé (1982)
    Chassé-croisé
    • 1982
  • Cherchez l'idole (1964)
    Cherchez l'idole
    • Une invitée au spectacle de Sylvie Vartan (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, and Yves Montand in Aimez-vous Brahms? (1961)
    Aimez-vous Brahms?
    • Personality at the Épi Club (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Testament of Orpheus (1960)
    Testament of Orpheus
    • Une amie d'Orphée (uncredited)
    • 1960

Director

  • Encore un hiver
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1979
  • Les fougères bleues (1977)
    Les fougères bleues
    • Director
    • 1977

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Encyclopedia
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Francoise Sagan
  • Born
    • June 21, 1935
    • Cajarc, Lot, France
  • Died
    • September 24, 2004
    • Equemauville, Calvados, France(pulmonary embolism)
  • Spouses
      Robert Westhoff1958 - 1960 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel. "La Chamade," translated by Robert Westhoff. New York: Dutton. 1966
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was passionate about animals.
  • Quotes
    To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.
  • Salary
    • Bonjour tristesse
      (1958)
      $150 .000 (film rights)

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