Name Philippe Heriat Role Novelist | Parents Georges Payelle | |
 | ||
Died October 10, 1971, Paris, France Books Famille Boussardel, The spoiled children, Les Grilles d\'Or Awards Grand Prix du roman de l\'Academie francaise, Prix Goncourt Movies L\'Inhumaine, El Dorado, L\'Homme du large, Lucrezia Borgia, Napoleon at Saint Helena Similar People Marcel L\'Herbier, Abel Gance, Claude Autant‑Lara, Fritz Arno Wagner, Lupu Pick | ||
Philippe h riat biographie
Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898 in Paris – October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor.
Contents
Biography
Born Raymond Gérard Payelle, he studied with film director René Clair and in 1920 made his debut in silent film. Over the next fifteen years, he appeared in secondary roles in another twenty-five films including the 1927 Abel Gance masterpiece, Napoleon. In 1949 Hériat collaborated with film director Jean Delannoy to write the screenplay for the film Le Secret de Mayerling.
Philippe Hériat won the 1931 Prix Renaudot for his book L'innocent. In 1939 he won the Prix Goncourt for Les enfants gâtés, and the 1947 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Famille Boussardel.
In 1949 he was made a member of the Académie Goncourt, a position he held until his death in 1971. Hériat is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.