François Brigneau
François Brigneau | |
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| Born | Well Emmanuel Allot 30 April 1919 National Front Party of New Forces |
| Movement | Ordre Nouveau |
| Criminal charge | Membership of Milice |
| Criminal penalty | Internment |
| Criminal status | Released in 1945 |
| Awards | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (1954) |
François Brigneau (French pronunciation:
Early years
Brigneau was born in Concarneau;[1] his birth name was Well Emmanuel Allot.[2] His father, a teacher, was known for his socialism and pacifism.[3] He joined the Milice towards the end of the occupation and was imprisoned at Fresnes as a consequence.[2] He shared a cell with Robert Brasillach shortly before the latter's execution and became an impassioned defender of Vichy France (a client state of Nazi Germany in World War 2) following his release.[4] Around this time he married Georges Suarez's niece.[2]
Brigneau's first political party involvement came in December 1945 when he joined the newly established
Brigneau also wrote fiction and as a crime novelist won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1954 for his novel La Beauté qui meurt.[5]
Front National
During the 1960s he wrote strongly in support of
Brigneau however soon clashed with
Later activity
Brigneau would subsequently write for National-Hebdo, his regular column "Le Journal d'un Homme Libre" largely focusing on the same anti-Semitic themes that had dominated his work for Le Présent, with a particular focus on conspiracy theories and the activities of B'nai B'rith.[9] Although no longer a member of the FN his column also offered the party unwavering support.[9] He would later become associated with Bruno Mégret and in 1998 lent his support to the National Republican Movement, a splinter group of the FN that Mégret established following a bitter split from Le Pen.[3]
Brigneau died in 2012 aged 92. He was buried in Saint-Cloud with no representative of the FN in attendance at his funeral.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 303
- ^ a b c d Alice Kaplan, The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach, University of Chicago Press, 2014, p. 286
- ^ a b c Brigneau, dernier linceul de l'extrême droite maréchaliste
- ^ Richard Golsan, The Papon Affair: Memory and Justice on Trial, Routledge, 2012, p. 81
- ^ (in French) Guide des Prix littéraires, online ed. Le Rayon du Polar. Synopsis of French prizes rewarding French and international crime literature, with lists of laureates for each Prize. Grand Prix de littérature policière: p. 36.
- ^ Roger Eatwell, fascism: A History, Random House, 2011, p. 315
- ^ André Gingrich, Marcus Banks, Neo-nationalism in Europe and Beyond: Perspectives from Social Anthropology, Berghahn Books, 2006, pp. 178-179
- ^ Ciarán Ó Maoláin, The Radical Right: A World Directory, Longman, 1987, p. 104
- ^ a b Harvey Gerald Simmons, The French National Front: The Extremist Challenge To Democracy, Westview Press, 1996, p. 125
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