Henry Gidel

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Henry Gidel is a French biographer. He won the Prix Goncourt for biography for his life of Sacha Guitry. Other subjects have included Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Georges Pompidou and his wife, Georges Feydeau, Jackie Kennedy, Picasso, Sarah Bernhardt, Coco Chanel and Marie Curie. [1]

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References

  1. Henry Gidel. "Henry Gidel - livres et romans de l'auteur aux Editions Flammarion". editions.flammarion.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.