Jacques Laurent

Jacques Laurent or Jacques Laurent-Cély (6 January 1919, Paris – 28 December 2000) was a French writer and journalist.

He belonged to the literary group of the Hussards, and is known as a prolific historical novelist, essay writer, and screenwriter under the nom de plume of Cecil Saint-Laurent. The 1955 film Lola Montès, directed by Max Ophuls, was based on his historic novel based on the life of Lola Montez. He also directed the film Quarante-huit heures d'amour/48 Hours of Love (1969).

He was elected to the Académie Française in 1986.

External links

Jacques Laurent at the Internet Movie Database
Obituary http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20010101/ai_n9662871/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1

Preceded by Fernand Braudel	Seat 15 Académie française 1986-2000	Succeeded by Frédéric Vitoux

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Name	Laurent, Jacques
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Date of birth	6 January 1919
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Date of death	28 December 2000
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