Bernard Giraudeau

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Bernard Giraudeau
Bernard Giraudeau in 2007
Born(1947-06-18)18 June 1947
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
Died17 July 2010(2010-07-17) (aged 63)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, scriptwriter
Years active1971–2010
SpouseAnny Duperey (?–2010) (his death)
Children2

Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French sailor, actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer.

Early life

He was born on 18 June 1947 in

Clemenceau before leaving the navy to try his luck as an actor.[citation needed
]

Career

Giraudeau first appeared on film in

Deux hommes dans la ville (1973), and his first film as director was in 1987, though he continued to work as an actor. As a writer, wrote the text of books of photography as well as publishing children's stories (Contes d'Humahuaca, 2002) and several novels. He was also the reader on the French audiobooks of the Harry Potter series.[citation needed] He has also created a recording of The Little Prince, a world renowned book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
.

Personal life

He was married to actress and author Anny Duperey, with whom he had two children; one of them, Sara Giraudeau, has achieved success as an actress.

Death

In 2000 he suffered from cancer which led to the removal of his left kidney, with a subsequent metastasis in 2005 affecting his lungs. He said that the cancer led him to re-evaluate his life and understand himself better. He devoted some of his time to the support of cancer victims through the Institut Curie and the Institut Gustave-Roussy in Paris. He died of his cancer on 17 July 2010 in a Paris hospital.[1][2][3]

Filmography as film actor

Filmography as director

1988 – La Face de l'ogre (film TV)

1991 – L'Autre (film, 1991), d'après le roman d'Andrée Chedid

1992 – Un été glacé (film TV)

1996 – Les Caprices d'un fleuve

Documentaries

1992- The travels of Bernard Giraudeau

1992- La Transamazonienne

1999- Un ami chilien

1999- Chili Norte – Chili Sure

2003 – Esquisses Philippines

Bibliography

  • 1992: Transamazonienne, Editions Odyssée, photos Pierre-Jean Rey
    ISBN 2-909478-01-7
  • 1996: Les Caprices d'un fleuve, Editions Mille et Une Nuits,
    ISBN 978-2-84205-055-9
  • 2001: Le Marin à l'ancre, Editions Métailié
    ISBN 2-86424-389-X
  • 2002: Les Contes d'Humahuaca, Editions Métailié / Seuil jeunesse
    ISBN 2-02-056736-9
  • 2003: Ailleurs, commentaire sur les peintures d'Olivier Suire Verley, Editions PC
    ISBN 2-912683-25-4
  • 2004: Les Hommes à terre, Editions Métailié
    ISBN 2-86424-582-5
  • 2007: Les Dames de nage, Editions Métailié
    ISBN 2-86424-614-7
  • 2007: "Le Retour du quartier-maître", in Nos mers et nos océans, collective work of Les Écrivains de marine, Éditions des Équateurs, pp. 75–106

References

  1. ^ JeanMarcMorandini.com (25/02/2007)[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Paris-Match (n° 3011 du 1/2/2007)[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Thé ou Café (France 2) du 20 mai 2007 Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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