Loup Durand (1933–1995) was a

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crime writer. He was born in

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and studied in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, London and New York. He worked in a variety of professions such as barman, docker, flight attendant, interpreter, and journalist. He began his career as a professional writer at the age of forty-three. He wrote numerous thrillers, some under pseudonyms such as "H. L. Dugall" and "Michaël Borgia", the latter used with

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. He won several prizes for his work: * 1967 Prix du Quai des Orfèvres for La Porte d'or (written under the pen name HL Dugall) * 1976

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for ''Un amour d'araignée'' * 1987

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for ''Daddy'' ''Daddy'' was translated into English by J. Maxwell Brownjohn. It was made into a

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illustrated by Rene Follet, and a movie in 2003, featuring Klaus Maria Brandauer. Durand also wrote scripts, e.g. for the

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thriller '' Dancing Machine'' and for the 1982 TV series '' The Tiger Brigades''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durand, Loup French crime fiction writers 1933 births 1995 deaths