Jacques Lanzmann (May 4, 1927, Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine – June 21, 2006, Paris) was a French writer, scriptwriter and lyric writer.
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Jacques Lanzmann had various occupations through his life. At the age of twelve he was a farm worker, from 1948 to 1955 he was an artist, and during the years 1952 and 1953 was also a miner in Chile. He then entered the literary world in 1954 with La glace est rompue (The ice is broken).
Since that year, his literary career has been marked by his activity as a literary critic for the French magazine Lettres françaises, by the creation of the publishing company Les Editions Spéciales, in collaboration with JC Lattès and by the creation and the editorial management of the publishing company Jacques Lanzmann et Seghers Editeurs. He was a journalist for the French magazine L'Express from 1960 to 1962, and participated in the creation of the mens's magazine Lui.
Jacques Lanzmann was also a film producer and scriptwriter, notably for the films of Philippe Labro. He is the author of more than 150 songs, including several for French singer Jacques Dutronc and some for French female singer Régine. Fond of travelling, he was a chronicler on the television channel "Voyage" from 1997 to his death.
He was very attached to his home region, the Auvergne, and in particular to Mont-Mouchet (in the French department Haute-Loire).
He was married four times and had seven children.
He died on June 21, 2006, aged 79, in Paris, the city that he had celebrated in his song Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille.
His funeral was held on June 26 in at the cemetery Père-Lachaise.