Romain Gary

Details

Instance of

human

Born

8 May 1914, 21 May 1914, 1914

Died

2 December 1980, 1980

Conflict

World War II

Place of birth

Vilnius

Place of death

7th arrondissement of Paris

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Romainville, Roman

Family name

Gary, Kacew, Katsev

Father

Arieh-Leïb Kacew

Mother

Mina Owczyńska

Spouse

Lesley Blanch, Jean Seberg, Leïla Chellabi

Child

Alexandre Diego Gary

Sibling

Joseph Bregsztein, Walentyna Kacew, Pawel Kacew

Occupation

film director, screenwriter, diplomat, translator, aircraft pilot, novelist, writer, Français libre, director

Citizenship

France, Russian Empire, Second Polish Republic

Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour, Companion of the Liberation, Prix Goncourt, Insignia for the Military Wounded, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Resistance Medal, Colonial Medal, Order of Liberation

archives at

Service historique de la Défense - site de Vincennes

birth name

Roman Kacew

cause of death

gunshot wound

educated at

Lycée Masséna, Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence, School of the Air and Space, Paris Law Faculty, Paul Cézanne University

end of work period

1980

has works in the collection

International Institute of Social History, print collection of the national Library of BAnQ

languages spoken, written or signed

Polish, Yiddish, Russian, English, French

manner of death

suicide

name in native language

Romain Gary

notable work

Forest of Anger, The Roots of Heaven, Lady L, Promise at Dawn, White Dog, The Life Before Us, Clair de femme, L'Angoisse du roi Salomon, Gloire à nos illustres pionniers

pseudonym

Fosco Sinibaldi, Shatan Bogat, Émile Ajar, Romain Gary, Lucien Brulard, René Deville

residence

Rue du Bac, Vilnius, Nice

start of work period

1945

topic's main category

Category:Romain Gary

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