Max Gallo

Max Gallo (7 January 1932 – 18 July 2017) was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books. The son of Italian immigrants (his father was of Piedmontese descent and his mother was from the region of Parma), Gallo's early career was in journalism. At the time he was a Communist (until 1956). In 1974, he joined the Socialist Party. On 26 April 2007 the Académie Française recorded his candidacy for its Seat 24, formerly held by the late Jean-François Revel. He was elected to the Académie Française on 31 May 2007. Source: Article "Max Gallo" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Napoleon

A masterful soldier, tactician and statesmen, Napoleon Bonaparte's courage and love for his country sees him rise from an unpaid general consumed with ambition to the most powerful man in Europe, then his fall, and exile.

Release Date:2002-10-07

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:75

Vivement dimanche

Release Date:1998-09-20

Character:Self

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:7

Téléthon

Release Date:1987-12-04

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1

Au nom de tous les miens

Release Date:1985-02-07

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:8

For Those I Loved

Polish Martin Gray recalls the Holocaust, New York prosperity, and losing his wife and family.

Release Date:1983-10-12

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:29

Boulevard des assassins

After a messy divorce, a struggling writer takes a holiday on the French Riviera, where he decides to investigate a series of mysterious incidents.

Release Date:1982-03-29

Department:Writing

Job:Novel

Vote Count:6

30 millions d'amis

Release Date:1976-01-06

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:2

Apostrophes

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

Release Date:1975-01-10

Character:Self

Episode Count:14

Vote Count:2