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Jean Laborde

Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 9, 1918Died January 30, 2007 (88 years)
Jean Laborde (9 December 1918 – 30 January 2007) was a French journalist and writer.

He was born in Lyon on 9 December 1918.

He studied law at university before commencing his career as a journalist. At the request of Pierre Lazareff, Jean became the judicial reporter of the France Soir in 1945. As such, he covered several famous cases, among them the Victor Kravchenko case, the Marie Besnard case and the Gustave Dominici case. From 1964, he was the chief law correspondent of L'Aurore. He quit in 1978 as a result of conflict with the new owner, Le Figaro.

He wrote some twenty books, under his own name and pen names such as Jean Delion and Raf Vallet. Several of his books were adapted for the cinema. In addition, he co-wrote the screenplay of Peur sur la ville, directed by Henri Verneuil in 1975.

He died in Biarritz on 30 January 2007, aged 88.

Source: Article "Jean Laborde (journalist)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

  • Death of a Corrupt Man
  • The French Detective
  • Un si joli village...
  • The Second Twin
  • Don't Tempt the Devil
  • Law Breakers
  • Le complot
  • Papa, the Lil' Boats
  • Spy Pit

Jean Laborde Filmography

1979
1978
Question of Love · as Screenplay
1977
1975
1973
Le complot · as Screenplay
1971
Law Breakers · as Novel
1967
Spy Pit · as Novel
1963

1984
Black Sequence (TV Series) · as Novel "sa Majesté Le Flic"
1975
The Night Caller · as Dialogue
1971
Papa, the Lil' Boats · as Novel Bande De Raptés
1968
Pasha · as Novel "pouce"
1966
The Second Twin · as Novel "un Homme À Part Entière"

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