Blaise Adolphe Antoine Marie Senghor Paris 15th arrondissement death certificate, n° 2444, page 7 of 31. (also Blaise Wali Antoine Marie Senghor, Joal, now

Joal-Fadiouth Joal-Fadiouth is a town and commune in the Thiès Region at the end of the Petite Côte of Senegal, south-east of Dakar. ''Joal'' lies on the mainland, while ''Fadiouth'', linked by a bridge, lies on an island of clam shells, which are also use ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, 30 May 1932 –

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, France, 6 October 1976) was a

ese

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and

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and vice-chairman for Senegal.. Director Writer Second Unit Director or Assistant Director.

Biography

Born in 1932 in Joal, Senegal, to René Senghor and Hélène Conté, Blaise Senghor was a nephew of the first president of Senegal

Léopold Sédar Senghor Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician o ...

(1906 – 2001). After attending the Lycée Van Vollenhoven (later renamed Lycée Lamine Guèye) at Dakar, he studied at the

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(IDHEC) in Paris during 1958 - 1960. He obtained a teacher's Diplôme d'études supérieures ( fr) in

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and Classical literature, and a

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(Licence de lettres) as well.. With a portrait photograph. As a

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

Blaise Senghor became known for ''Qui trop embrasse'' (1962, Series 1 episode 18 of ''

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''). Director was Claude Loursais (1919 – 1988, fr) and ''Le grand Magal de Touba'' (1962), documenting the eponymous Sufi Islamic festival. He acted in Senegal as an executive producer of

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's film ''

Liberté I ''Liberté I'' is a 1962 French-Senegalese film directed by Yves Ciampi. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Plot A Senegalese midwife and her husband, who is a politician, are torn between modernity and tradition after their hom ...

''. After a

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made it impossible to continue a filmmaker, Senghor started working at the Senegalese Embassy in Paris. He served Senegal as a

Permanent Delegate (ambassador) in Paris and was one of the vice-chairmen of the executive board (1972-1974) under the Senegalese Director-General

Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, GCIH (born 20 March 1921) is a Senegalese retired civil servant and former Director-General of UNESCO. Born in Dakar, M'bow served in France and North Africa during World War II after volunteering for the French Army, also s ...

. He died on 6 October 1976 in Paris, France. The Centre culturel de Dakar Blaise Senghor ( fr) was named after him at its start in 1976.

Filmography

Senghor's films include:

Award

Silver Bear for Best Short Film The Silver Bear for Best Short Film is the second place in the short film competition at the Berlin International Film Festival. Awards External links Berlinale website
{{Berlin International Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival ...

for ''Le Grand Magal de Touba'' at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

1962.

Bibliography

* Numéro spécial.

References

External links

* . Video duration 19m 09s. Uploader Centre Culturel Dakar Blaise Senghor, 2023. {{DEFAULTSORT:Senghor, Blaise 1932 births 1976 deaths People from Thiès Region Permanent Delegates to UNESCO Senegalese film directors Senegalese film producers Senegalese screenwriters