Paul Andréota (11 December 1917 – 14 November 2007) was a French

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He was also known under the

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Paul Vance.

Biography

Paul Andréota was born in

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. Wi ...

in the present-ay

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department (it was then known as Charente-Inférieure). When he was 12 years old, his father died. His mother moved the family to

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. After earning a

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degree and entering the

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, Andreota started studying music at the conservatory. He was a big fan of jazz and concentrated on piano and composition, . The onset of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

changed Andréota's life dramatically. He spent part of the period of the

German occupation of France The Military Administration in France (; ) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France. This so-called ' was established in June 19 ...

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

. For a time it was free of German occupiers and was operated under the Vichy government. His postwar writing reflected that period, and the city of Marseille was the setting for his first novel after the war: ''Hors Jeu'' (lit. "Offside"), published by Grasset in 1947. His next novel, ''Evangeline'' (1948), was dedicated to his friend, writer Michel Perrin'. He published ''Attentat à la pudeur'' (lit. "Indecent Assault") in 1949. After completing these latter two autobiographical novels, he was inspired to change his direction in writing. He became a screenwriter, beginning with adaptations and dialogues. He wrote approximately 40 films, collaborating with famous directors. In 1968, he also wrote for the stage, but returned to literature. Meanwhile, he also wrote screenplays and dialogues for the TV series '' Commissaire Moulin'' and '' Marie Pervenche''. Later, under the pseudonym Paul Vance, he published two crime novels for ' (lit. "The Mask").

Works

Novels as Paul Andréota

* ''Hors Jeu'', Grasset, 1947 * ''Evangéline'', Fasquelle, 1948 * ''Attentat à la pudeur'', Denoël, 1949

Mystery novels as Paul Andréota

* ''Ni tout à fait le même'' (lit. "Not Quite the Same"), Denoël, 1968 * ''Zigzags'', PJ/ Julliard, 1969 -

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière The (or the Police Literature Grand Prize) is a French literary award, literary prize founded in 1948 by author and literary critic Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe. It is the most prestigious award for crime fiction, crime and detective fiction in Franc ...

(1970); reissued by Le Livre de Poche (1977) * ''La Pieuvre'' (lit. "The Octopus"), PJ/Julliard, 1970 - adapted for film as ''Les Suspects'' (lit. "The Suspects"); reissued by Club des Masques (1981) * ''Le Piège'' (lit. "Trap"),

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, 1972 - Best Screenplay, published in the United States as ''The Sweet Taste of Burning'' * ''Les Lames'' (lit. "Blades"), Stock, 1973 * ''Le Scénario'' (lit. "Scenario"), Stock, 1974 * ''La Maison des oiseaux'' (lit. "The House of Birds"), , 1975; reissued by Le Masque (1981) * ''Schizo'', , 1977

Mystery novels as Paul Vance

* ''Le Puits, la corde et le seau'' (lit. "The Well, The Rope, and The Bucket") (1977) * ''Échec à l'innocence'' (lit. "Failure to Innocence") (1977)

Filmography

Writer (Adaptations and dialogue)

* 1954 - '' La Rage au corps'' (US title: ''Tempest in the Flesh'') - directed by

Ralph Habib Ralph Habib (Paris, 29 June 1912 – Paris, 27 June 1969) was a French film director of Lebanese people, Lebanese origin. He started his film career with Pathé. He later worked as assistant director notably Jean Dréville and Jean-Paul Le Chanoi ...

* 1954 - '' Secrets d'alcôve'' (lit. "Alcove Secrets") - the "Riviera-Express" segment, realized by Ralph Habib * 1954 - ''

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'' - directed by

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* 1955 - '' Escale à Orly'' (lit. "Stopover at Orly") - directed by Jean Dréville * 1955 - ''

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'' - directed by Guy Lefranc * 1956 - '' La Sorcière'' (lit. "The Witch") - directed by André Michel * 1956 - ''

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'' - directed by Ralph Habib * 1957 - ' (lit. "The Skin of the Bear") - directed by Claude Boissol * 1958 - ' (lit. "Raids on the Town") - directed by Pierre Chenal * 1959 - '' Le Passager clandestin'' (English: "The Stowaway") - directed by Ralph Habib and Lee Robinson * 1961 - '' Napoleon II, the Eagle'' - directed by Claude Boissol * 1963 - '' Les Bonnes Causes'' (lit. "The Good Causes") - directed by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''M ...

* 1964 - '' La Tulipe noire'' (lit. "The Black Tulip") - directed by Christian-Jaque * 1965 - '' Me and the Forty Year Old Man'' - directed by Jack Pinoteau * 1966 - ' - directed by

* 1966 - ''La Nuit des adieux'' (lit. "The Night of Farewells") - directed by Jean Dréville and Isaak Menaker * 1968 - '' Love in the Night '' - directed by Marcel Camus * 1971 - Franz - directed by

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* 1972 - '' The Lonely Woman'' - directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta * 1974 - ''

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'' - directed by André Cayatte * 1974 - '' The Suspects'' - directed by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreota, Paul 1917 births 2007 deaths People from La Rochelle French crime fiction writers French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Writers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine 20th-century French male writers French male novelists 20th-century French novelists