Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Pagnol | |
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Pagnol in 1948 | |
| Born | Marcel Paul Pagnol 28 February 1895 |
| Died | 18 April 1974 (aged 79) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Author Playwright Film director |
| Nationality | French |
| Notable works | Marius Manon des sources The Water of the Hills La Gloire de mon père Le Château de ma mère |
| Spouse |
Simone Collin
(m. 1916; div. 1941) |
| Partner | Orane Demazis (1925–1937) Josette Day (1939–1944) |
| Children | 5 |
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Marcel Paul Pagnol (/pəˈnjɒl, pæ-/, also US: /pɑːˈnjɔːl/ pah-NYAWL; French: [maʁsɛl pɔl paɲɔl]; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's greatest 20th-century writers and is notable for his prominence in multiple eminent mediums—memoir, novel, theatre and film.