Jean Bruce
Jean Bruce (22 March 1921 – 26 March 1963), born Jean Brochet, was a prolific French popular writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Jean Alexandre, Jean Alexandre Brochet, Jean-Martin Rouan, and Joyce Lindsay. He died in a car accident in 1963 at the age of 42.
He is particularly known for the adventures of secret agent
In 2006 the action spoof, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies starring Jean Dujardin as OSS 117 became a surprise international hit. In 2009 a sequel was released called OSS 117: Lost in Rio and in 2021 a third spoof starring Jean Dujardin, called OSS 117: From Africa with Love was released. All are in French with English subtitles.
After his death, his wife Josette Bruce continued to write 143 new titles for the OSS 117 character beginning in 1966 until 1985. Afterward their son and daughter François and Martine Bruce wrote 24 books, from 1987 till 1992. Josette died in 1996.
Films of some of Bruce's other books such as Le vicomte règle ses comptes (The Viscount) with Kerwin Mathews and
Jean-Paul Belmondo played both a Jean Bruce type writer and his OSS 117 type creation in Philippe de Broca's Le Magnifique.
External links
- Works by Jean Bruce at Faded Page (Canada)
- Jean Bruce web site, Translate.google.com