Michel Cournot
French writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michel Cournot (1 May 1922 – 8 February 2007) was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. As a writer he was awarded the Fénéon Prize in 1949 for Martinique. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled because of the events of May 1968 in France.
Michel Cournot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1922 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 February 2007 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1961–1988 |
He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989, as cowriter with Claude Fournier and Marie-José Raymond of the Canadian television miniseries The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir).[2]
- Les Gauloises bleues (1968)
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