Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (French pronunciation: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit ʒɛʁmɛn maʁi dɔnadjø], 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit dyʁas]), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.
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Born | Marguerite Donnadieu (1914-04-04)4 April 1914 Gia Định, Cochinchina, French Indochina (present-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
Died | 3 March 1996(1996-03-03) (aged 81) Paris, France |
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Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée Chasseloup Laubat, Saigon |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Period | 1943–1995 |
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