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person_profile-Boris Vian

Boris Vian Died at age: 39

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Boris Vian

Date of Birth:

Mar 10, 1920

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Jun 29, 1959

Biography of

Boris Vian

    Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English.

    Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter). 

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Boris Vian

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Filmography of

Boris Vian

Found 7 Movies in total

Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan

Self - Writer (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

Vadim Mister Cool

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2016

Hôtel La Louisiane

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2015

Le cinéma de Boris Vian

Self (archives) ( Actor )

... 2011

Dangerous Love Affairs

Prévan ( Actor )

... 1959

A Girl in a Pocket

Le gérant des bains ( Actor )

... 1957

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Cardinal ( Actor )

... 1956