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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Youth ===
=== Youth ===
Éric Ollivier's mother (Theresa Marie Ourvouai) was of Irish descent, his father (Arthur Victor Marie Duparc) was a sailor and poet. Orphaned at the age of eight,<ref>''Avant de partir'', [[Éditions Grasset]], p. 13</ref> he was sent from Brittany to Paris at the end of 1940 by his family who wanted to avoid the risks of the Allied bombing. He then studied at [[Lycée Henri-IV]] and practiced scouting. Having failed his baccalauréat exams, he enrolled at the [[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales]] where he contributed to a dictionary of [[Amharic]]. [[Jean Cocteau]], to whom he wrote, gave him a small role in the film ''[[Ruy Blas (film)|Ruy Blas]]'' (1948), of which [[Jean Marais]] was the star.<ref>''Avant de partir'', Grasset, p.121.</ref>
Éric Ollivier's mother (Theresa Marie Ourvouai) was of Irish descent, his father (Arthur Victor Marie Duparc) was a sailor and poet. Orphaned at the age of eight,<ref>''Avant de partir'', [[Éditions Grasset]], p. 13</ref> he was sent from Brittany to Paris at the end of 1940 by his family<!-- who wanted to avoid the risks of the Allied bombing-->. He then studied at [[Lycée Henri-IV]] and practiced scouting. Having failed his baccalauréat exams, he enrolled at the [[Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales]] where he contributed to a dictionary of [[Amharic]]. [[Jean Cocteau]], to whom he wrote, gave him a small role in the film ''[[Ruy Blas (film)|Ruy Blas]]'' (1948), of which [[Jean Marais]] was the star.<ref>''Avant de partir'', Grasset, p.121.</ref>


=== Secretary to François Mauriac ===
=== Secretary to François Mauriac ===
Eric Ollivier became the secretary of writer [[François Mauriac]] from October 1946 to Spring of 1948,<ref>Jean-Luc Barré, ''François Mauriac, Biographie intime (1940-1970)'', [[Fayard]], 2010</ref> when he was called up to carry out his military service. He became a journalist for the daily newspaper ''[[Le Figaro]]'' in 1949, and was sent to report from Libya, Tunisia and Morocco. He was also a [[war correspondent]] in Indochina, a senior reporter in India and Africa. He directly experienced, on the spot, the independence of Morocco and Tunisia.
Eric Ollivier became the secretary of writer [[François Mauriac]] from October 1946 to Spring of 1948,<ref>Jean-Luc Barré, ''François Mauriac, Biographie intime (1940–1970)'', [[Fayard]], 2010</ref> when he was called up to carry out his military service. He became a journalist for the daily newspaper ''[[Le Figaro]]'' in 1949, and was sent to report from Libya, Tunisia and Morocco. He was also a [[war correspondent]] in Indochina, a senior reporter in India and Africa. He directly experienced, on the spot, the independence of Morocco and Tunisia.


As a novelist, he was awarded the [[Prix Roger Nimier]] for ''J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances'' in 1967 ; the [[Prix Cazes]] for ''Panne sèche'' in 1976, the [[Prix Interallié]] for ''L'Orphelin de mer... ou les Mémoires de monsieur Non'' in 1982, the [[Prix Sainte-Beuve]] in 1987 for ''Les livres dans la peau'', and the Prix Charles Oulmont in 1993 for ''Lettre à mon genou''. Author of around thirty books, he was also a television producer and worked for the cinema writing scenarios and dialogue.
As a novelist, he was awarded the [[Prix Roger Nimier]] for ''J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances'' in 1967 ; the [[Prix Cazes]] for ''Panne sèche'' in 1976, the [[Prix Interallié]] for ''L'Orphelin de mer... ou les Mémoires de monsieur Non'' in 1982, the [[Prix Sainte-Beuve]] in 1987 for ''Les livres dans la peau'', and the Prix Charles Oulmont in 1993 for ''Lettre à mon genou''. Author of around thirty books, he was also a television producer and worked for the cinema writing scenarios and dialogue.


The [[Académie française]] bestowed on him its [http://www.academie-francaise.fr/prix-jean-leduc Prix Jean Leduc] in 1972 for ''Églantine'' and its [http://www.academie-francaise.fr/prix-dacademie Prix d'Académie] in 1986 for all his works.
The [[Académie française]] bestowed on him its Prix Jean Leduc in 1972 for ''Églantine'' and its Prix d'Académie in 1986 for all his works.


Éric Ollivier died on 30 January 2015 at [[Rueil-Malmaison]] of intestinal cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/l-ecrivain-eric-ollivier-est-mort-30-01-2015-1901143_3.php|title=L'écrivain Éric Ollivier est mort|publisher=[[Le Point]]|author=Jérôme Béglé|date=30 January 2015}}</ref>
Éric Ollivier died on 30 January 2015 at [[Rueil-Malmaison]] of intestinal cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/l-ecrivain-eric-ollivier-est-mort-30-01-2015-1901143_3.php|title=L'écrivain Éric Ollivier est mort|publisher=[[Le Point]]|author=Jérôme Béglé|date=30 January 2015}}</ref>
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*1959: ''Les Godelureaux'', adapted to the cinema (''[[Les Godelureaux]]'') in 1961 by [[Claude Chabrol]], with [[Jean-Claude Brialy]]
*1959: ''Les Godelureaux'', adapted to the cinema (''[[Les Godelureaux]]'') in 1961 by [[Claude Chabrol]], with [[Jean-Claude Brialy]]
*1965: ''Le Jeune Homme à l'impériale'', [[La Table ronde]]
*1965: ''Le Jeune Homme à l'impériale'', [[La Table ronde]]
*1967: ''J’ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances'', Denoël, ([[Prix Roger Nimier]])
*1967: ''J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances'', Denoël, ([[Prix Roger Nimier]])
*1970: ''Les Malheurs d'Annie''
*1970: ''Les Malheurs d'Annie''
*1971: ''Passe-L’Eau'', Denoël
*1971: ''Passe-L'Eau'', Denoël
*1974: ''Une femme raisonnable'', Denoël
*1974: ''Une femme raisonnable'', Denoël
*1976: ''Panne sèche'', Denoël, ([[Prix Cazes]]-[[Brasserie Lipp]])
*1976: ''Panne sèche'', Denoël, ([[Prix Cazes]]-[[Brasserie Lipp]])
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* 1963: ''[[Sweet and sour|Dragées au poivre]]'', film by [[Jacques Baratier]], with [[Guy Bedos]], [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]], [[Francis Blanche]] and [[Sophie Daumier]]
* 1963: ''[[Sweet and sour|Dragées au poivre]]'', film by [[Jacques Baratier]], with [[Guy Bedos]], [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]], [[Francis Blanche]] and [[Sophie Daumier]]
* 1965: ''[[L'Or du duc]]'', film by [[Jacques Baratier]], with [[Claude Rich]], {{ill|Monique Tarbès|fr}} and [[Jacques Dufilho]]
* 1965: ''[[L'Or du duc]]'', film by [[Jacques Baratier]], with [[Claude Rich]], {{ill|Monique Tarbès|fr}} and [[Jacques Dufilho]]
* 1971: ''[[Églantine (1971 film)|Églantine]]'', film by [[Jean-Claude Brialy]], with [[Valentine Tessier]], [[Claude Dauphin]] and [[Odile Versois]]
* 1971: ''[[Églantine (1971 film)|Églantine]]'', film by [[Jean-Claude Brialy]], with [[Valentine Tessier]], [[Claude Dauphin (actor)|Claude Dauphin]] and [[Odile Versois]]


;Television
;Television
* 1966: ''Un beau dimanche'', [[Television film]] by [[François Villiers]], with [[Jean-Pierre Aumont]]
* 1966: ''Un beau dimanche'', Television film by [[François Villiers]], with [[Jean-Pierre Aumont]]


== References ==
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Éric Ollivier
Born
Yves Duparc

21 November 1926
Lorient
Died30 January 2015(2015-01-30) (aged 88)
14th arrondissement of Paris
Occupation(s)Writer
journalist
screenwriter

Éric Ollivier, pseudonym for Yves Duparc, (21 November 1926 – 30 January 2015) was a French writer, screenwriter and journalist, laureate of several French literary awards.

Biography[edit]

Youth[edit]

Éric Ollivier's mother (Theresa Marie Ourvouai) was of Irish descent, his father (Arthur Victor Marie Duparc) was a sailor and poet. Orphaned at the age of eight,[1] he was sent from Brittany to Paris at the end of 1940 by his family. He then studied at Lycée Henri-IV and practiced scouting. Having failed his baccalauréat exams, he enrolled at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales where he contributed to a dictionary of Amharic. Jean Cocteau, to whom he wrote, gave him a small role in the film Ruy Blas (1948), of which Jean Marais was the star.[2]

Secretary to François Mauriac[edit]

Eric Ollivier became the secretary of writer François Mauriac from October 1946 to Spring of 1948,[3] when he was called up to carry out his military service. He became a journalist for the daily newspaper Le Figaro in 1949, and was sent to report from Libya, Tunisia and Morocco. He was also a war correspondent in Indochina, a senior reporter in India and Africa. He directly experienced, on the spot, the independence of Morocco and Tunisia.

As a novelist, he was awarded the Prix Roger Nimier for J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances in 1967 ; the Prix Cazes for Panne sèche in 1976, the Prix Interallié for L'Orphelin de mer... ou les Mémoires de monsieur Non in 1982, the Prix Sainte-Beuve in 1987 for Les livres dans la peau, and the Prix Charles Oulmont in 1993 for Lettre à mon genou. Author of around thirty books, he was also a television producer and worked for the cinema writing scenarios and dialogue.

The Académie française bestowed on him its Prix Jean Leduc in 1972 for Églantine and its Prix d'Académie in 1986 for all his works.

Éric Ollivier died on 30 January 2015 at Rueil-Malmaison of intestinal cancer.[4]

Work[edit]

  • 1958: L'Officier de soleil, Éditions Denoël
  • 1960: Les Enracinés, Sagittaire
  • 1963: La Cohorte, Plon
  • 1959: Les Godelureaux, adapted to the cinema (Les Godelureaux) in 1961 by Claude Chabrol, with Jean-Claude Brialy
  • 1965: Le Jeune Homme à l'impériale, La Table ronde
  • 1967: J'ai cru trop longtemps aux vacances, Denoël, (Prix Roger Nimier)
  • 1970: Les Malheurs d'Annie
  • 1971: Passe-L'Eau, Denoël
  • 1974: Une femme raisonnable, Denoël
  • 1976: Panne sèche, Denoël, (Prix Cazes-Brasserie Lipp)
  • 1980: Le temps me dure un peu, Denoël
  • 1982: L'Orphelin de mer... ou les Mémoires de Monsieur Non, Denoël, (Prix Interallié)
  • 1985: L'Arrière-saison
  • 1987: Humeurs chroniques
  • 1987: Le Faux Pas
  • 1987: Les Livres dans la peau
  • 1989: Venise, à tous les temps
  • 1991: La Loi d'exil, Grasset
  • 1984: L'Escalier des heures glissantes, Gallimard
  • 1993: Lettre à mon genou
  • 1994: Sur les chemins de France, et puis un peu d'ailleurs, Denoël
  • 1996: La nature est ma seconde nature, Grasset / Fasquelle
  • 1999: À fleur des cœurs, Grasset
  • 2000: Ma langue aux chats, Les Belles Lettres, written in collaboration with Bruno Maso
  • 2002: De longues vacances, Grasset
  • 2005: Un air de fin des temps, Flammarion
  • 2013: Avant de partir, Grasset

Filmography[edit]

Cinema; screenwriter or dialoguiste
Television

References[edit]

  1. ^ Avant de partir, Éditions Grasset, p. 13
  2. ^ Avant de partir, Grasset, p.121.
  3. ^ Jean-Luc Barré, François Mauriac, Biographie intime (1940–1970), Fayard, 2010
  4. ^ Jérôme Béglé (30 January 2015). "L'écrivain Éric Ollivier est mort". Le Point.

External links[edit]

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