Paul Gégauff


Paul Gégauff was a French screenwriter. He collaborated with director Claude Chabrol on 14 films. His screenplays include Plein Soleil, for which he and director René Clement received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, Les Biches, This Man Must Die, and the autobiographical Une partie de plaisir.

First marriage

His first marriage to actress Danièle Gégauff ended in divorce. They had a daughter, actress and singer Clémence Gégauff.

Fatal stabbing by his second wife

Paul Gégauff was fatally stabbed on Christmas Eve in 1983 by his second wife, Coco Ducados, with whom he had a stormy relationship. His final words to her were: 'Kill me if you want, but stop bothering me.'"

Skill at depicting cruelty

Chabrol once said of Gégauff: "When I want cruelty, I go off and look for Gégauff. Paul is very good at gingering things up...He can make a character look absolutely ridiculous and hateful in two seconds flat."

Filmography