Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
July 23, 1925
Died
March 27, 2016 (age 90)
Place of Birth
Lille, Nord, France
Alain Decaux
Biography
Alain Decaux (23 July 1925 − 27 March 2016) was a French historian. He was elected to the Académie française on 15 February 1979.
In 2005, he was, with others authors as Frédéric Beigbeder, Mohamed Kacimi, Richard Millet and Jean-Pierre Thiollet, among the Beirut Book Fair's main guests in the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, commonly (BIEL).
Source: Article "Alain Decaux" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Churchill "The Lion", told by Alain Decaux | INA Archive
VideoKnown For
TV
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
TV
Apostrophes
Self
1975
TV
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
TV
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
TV
Le Grand Échiquier
Self - Main Guest
1972
TV
Discorama
Self
1959
TV
Samedi soir
Self
1971
Film
Three Colors: Blue
Eulogist at the Funeral
1993
TV
Alain Decaux raconte
Speaker
1969
Film
I Killed Rasputin
Self / Interviewer (uncredited)
1967
TV
Le Dossier D'Alain Decaux
Self
1985
Film
Monsieur Landru de Gambais
Narrateur
1984
Film
Le Mystère de Jack l'éventreur
Narrateur
1981
Film
Dorothée Show
Instituteur
1987
Film
On Life On-screen: Miseries and Splendour of a Monarch
Self - Interviewee
2010
Filmography
2010FilmOn Life On-screen: Miseries and Splendour of a Monarchas Self - Interviewee1998TVVivement dimancheas Self1993FilmThree Colors: Blueas Eulogist at the Funeral1987FilmDorothée Showas Instituteur1985TVLe Dossier D'Alain Decauxas Self1984FilmMonsieur Landru de Gambaisas Narrateur1982TVChamps-Elyséesas Self1981FilmLe Mystère de Jack l'éventreuras Narrateur1975TVLes Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self1975TVApostrophesas Self1972TVLe Grand Échiquieras Self - Main Guest1971TVSamedi soiras Self1969TVAlain Decaux raconteas Speaker1967FilmI Killed Rasputinas Self / Interviewer (uncredited)1959TVDiscoramaas Self