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v. t. e. Marcel Paul Pagnol ( / pəˈnjɒl, pæ -/, also US: / pɑːˈnjɔːl / pah-NYAWL; [1] French: [maʁsɛl pɔl paɲɔl]; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, [2] in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française.
Apr 14, 2024 · “Fanny” “Marius” “The Merchants of Glory” “Topaze” Marcel Paul Pagnol (born Feb. 25, 1895, Aubagne, Fr.—died April 18, 1974, Paris) was a French writer and motion-picture producer-director who won both fame as the master of stage comedy and critical acclaim for his filmmaking.
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Marcel Pagnol est un écrivain, dramaturge, cinéaste et producteur français, né le 28 février 1895 à Aubagne (Bouches-du-Rhône) et mort à Paris le 18 avril 1974. Il devient célèbre avec Topaze , pièce créée en Allemagne en 1927 puis présentée au théâtre France en octobre 1928 .
Marcel Pagnol: the man. Born in Aubagne on February 28, 1895 to Joseph Pagnol and Augustine Lansot, Marcel Pagnol received a classical and republican education tinged with anticlericalism. Son of a schoolteacher, he quickly developed a passion for classical literature and, at the age of 19, founded the literary review “FORTUNIO”, which ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Literature and the Arts. French Literature: Biographies. Marcel Pagnol. Pagnol, Marcel. views 1,792,578 updated Jun 11 2018. PAGNOL, Marcel. Nationality: French. Born: Aubagne, near Marseilles, 25 (or 28) February 1895. Education: Lycée Thiers, Marseilles; University of Montpellier, degree in letters.
Marcel Pagnol is certainly one of the most popular French writers and filmmakers of the 20th century. Member of the French Academy, this talented author is very fond of Provence. His native region is very present in his novels, films and plays.
This was followed by Jazz (1926) and the hugely popular Topaze (1928) and Marius (1929), which won Pagnol international acclaim as a playwright. Having abandoned teaching, Pagnol returned to Marseilles in 1932 to found his own film production company, buying land where he would film some of his most famous films.
