Jacques Robert (writer)
Jacques Robert was a French author, screenwriter and journalist.
Biography
Jacques Robert was born on 27 June 1921 in Lyon, France. He started his writing career as a journalist. In May 1945 Jacques Robert was the only Western journalist to descend into Hitler's bunker in Berlin, Germany.During his career he wrote more than 40 books and novels. Around 20 of his novels have been adapted for cinema, notably The Long Teeth directed by Daniel Gélin, Marie-Octobre directed by Julien Duvivier and Someone Behind the Door with Charles Bronson and Anthony Perkins. Jacques Robert was also a prolific screenwriter for film and television.
He died in Rouen in 1997 at the age of 76.
Publications
L'Invitation à la vie Les Tragédiennes Marie-Octobre Les Dents longues La Machination Le Désordre et la Nuit Une tragédie parisienne Le Gigolo Les Femmes du monde L'Appartement des filles Les Bonnes Âmes Le Pétard du diable Roulette russe Le Dangereux Été Rupture La Dragée haute Si ma mémoire est bonne. 1 Si ma mémoire est bonne. 2, Mon après-guerre Terreur à Tarragone Dictionnaire des Parisiens Les Cadets de Saumur Le Grand Serre Les Grandes Orgues À vous de jouer, Milord ! Les Gens de l'immeuble Quelqu'un derrière la porte Si ma mémoire est bonne. 3, Ma clé des champs Les Démons de minuit La Femme dans l'ombre Les Invités Le Méchant Adieu L'Évasion d'Adolf Hitler Si ma mémoire est bonne. 4, les Stars de mes nuits''Selected filmography
Screenwriter
Madelon Difendo il mio amore Quand vient l'amour Burning Fuse The Mask of the Gorilla La Valse du Gorille 125 Rue Montmartre Nathalie, Secret Agent The Nina B. Affair The Black Monocle L'assassin est dans l'annuaire The Seventh Juror The Eye of the Monocle Miss Shumway Goes West Maigret Sees Red Mission to Venice The Monocle Laughs Faites vos jeux, mesdames Operation Double Cross Les Arnaud Les Hommes Docteur Justice Victims of Vice- ''Champagne amer''