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Marcel Pagnol ( February 28 , 1895 - April 18 , 1974 ) was a French Novelist , Playwright , and Filmmaker .


BIOGRAPHY

Born February 28 , 1895 in Aubagne , Bouches-du-Rhône '' Département '', in southern France near Marseille , the son of school teacher Joseph Pagnol , Marcel Pagnol grew up in Marseille , spending his summer holidays in a house in the hills near Aubagne.

Married to Simonne Colin on March 2 , 1916 in Marseille.

In 1945 he married Jacqueline Bouvier.

Marcel Pagnol was elected a member of the Académie Française in 1946 .

He died in Paris on April 18 , 1974 .

His novel L'Eau Des Collines was made into the award winning films Jean De Florette and Manon Des Sources by Claude Berri . His novels La Gloire De Mon Père and Le Château De Ma Mère were made into acclaimed movies by Yves Robert .


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