Marie-Françoise Leclère (20 April 1942 – 27 April 2021) was a French journalist at ''

Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

and

Le Point ''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and news magazine published in Paris. History and profile ''Le Point'' was founded in September 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of '' L'Express'', w ...

''. She was also the co-writer of José Pinheiro's film, ', released on 12 October 1983. She was jury at the

1994 Cannes Film Festival The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Pulp Fiction'' directed by Quentin Tarantino. The festival opened with ''The Hudsucker Proxy'', directed by Joel Coen and closed with ''Seri ...

. Leclère first started being involved in journalism after becoming an assistant editor at ''Elle'' after being introduced to the position by Hélène Lazareff. The later went onto join ''Le Point'' in the 1970's and later bcame editor-in-chief for the department covering culture by 2007. She was the wife of

Lucien Bodard Lucien Bodard (9 January 1914 – 2 March 1998) was a French reporter and writer on events in Asia. Life Bodard was born on January 9, 1914, in Chongqing (central China) to the French consul Albert Bodard, who was stationed several years in Chi ...

. Leclère died in April 2021, aged 79, from cancer.

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20th-century French journalists French women journalists 1942 births 2021 deaths Year of birth uncertain Place of birth missing Place of death missing Deaths from cancer 20th-century French women {{France-journalist-stub