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French writer
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Male
Place of birth
Paris, France
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AriesPlace of death
Paris, France
Age
74 years
Notable Works
Grisbi trilogy
Awards
Prix des Deux Magots
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Biography
Albert Simonin (1905–1980) was a French novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in the La Chapelle quarter of the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His father was a florist. Albert was orphaned by the age of 16. His novel Touchez Pas au Grisbi featuring the Parisian gangster Max le Menteur was turned into a movie starring Jean Gabin that is regarded as a classic example of French film noir. Simonin co-authored the screenplay for the movie.
Selected filmography
- Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
- Burning Fuse (1957)
- A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958)
- Le cave se rebiffe (1961)
- Le Gentleman d'Epsom (1962)
- Any Number Can Win, based on a novel by Zekial Marko (1963)
- Les Tontons flingueurs (1963)
- Une souris chez les hommes, based on a novel by Francis Ryck (1964)
- The Great Spy Chase (1964)
- La Métamorphose des cloportes, based on a novel by Alphonse Boudard (1965)
- Pasha, based on a novel by Jean Laborde (1968)
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