Marcel Achard

Born

1899-07-05

Died

1974-09-04

Birthplace

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France

Biography

Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades. He was elected to the Académie française in 1959. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marcel Achard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.