Didier Decoin

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Didier Decoin
Reception de Patrice Franceschi comme Ecrivain de Marine le 10 fevrier 2014 a l'Hotel de la Marine a Paris - 17.jpg
Didier Decoin in 2014
Born (1945-03-13) 13 March 1945 (age 80)
Nationality French
Occupation Writer
Known forPresident of the Académie Goncourt (2020–present)
Father Henri Decoin
Awards Prix Goncourt (1977)

Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977.

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Biography

He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France-Soir , Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing.

While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon).

In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt.

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