Igor Barrère (17 December 1931 – 24 June 2001) was a French doctor and television presenter.

Biography

Igor Barrère began his career as the assistant of

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whilst studying to be a doctor. In the 1950s and 1960s Barrère is widely considered a pioneer of French television producing medical shows explaining medical procedures to the French public. The most well known shows that Barrere produced were such as '' La Caméra invisible'' and '' Cinq colonnes à la une'', Faire face. In 1989, Barrère headed the

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Honours

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* Lion d'Or

Publications

*Igor Barrère et Étienne Lalou, ''À quoi rêvent les enfants du monde'', Delpire, 1963 *Igor Barrère et Jean-Marie Manus, ''Les Guetteurs du futur'', Lattès *Igor Barrère, ''En direct de la médecine''. *Igor Barrère et Étienne Lalou, ''Le Dossier confidentiel de l'euthanasie'',

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, 1975. *Igor Barrère, ''Les pharmaciens parlent'',

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, 1976

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrère, Igor 1931 births 2001 deaths People from Paris French television presenters French television producers 20th-century French journalists French physicians Prix Italia winners