Michel Cournot
French writer
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Michel Cournot (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl kuʁno]; 1 May 1922 – 8 February 2007) was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. As a writer he was awarded the Fénéon Prize in 1949 for Martinique. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled because of the events of May 1968 in France.
Born1 May 1922
Paris, France
Died8 February 2007 (aged 84)
Paris, France
OccupationsJournalist, screenwriter, film director
Yearsactive1961–1988
Michel Cournot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1922 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 February 2007 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Occupations | Journalist, screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1961–1988 |
He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989, as cowriter with Claude Fournier and Marie-José Raymond of the Canadian television miniseries The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir).[2]
Selected filmography
- Les Gauloises bleues (1968)
