Marcel Achard

Writing

Born: July 5, 1899

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

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.