Jean Herman
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-05-17 (82 years old)
Deathday
2015-06-16
Place of Birth
Pagny-sur-Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Also known As
Jean Vautrin
Jean Herman
Biography
Jean Vautrin (17 May 1933 – 16 June 2015), real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic. After studying literature at Auxerre, he took first place in the Id'HEC competition. He studied French literature at the University of Bombay; he became assistant director to Roberto Rossellini. Back in France, he produced five feature films. He became famous among the general public in 1989, winning the Prix Goncourt for his novel Un grand pas vers le bon Dieu. He also won the 1986 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Baby-boom. In 1987, with writer Dan Franck, he created a press photographer character with a big heart called Boro ...
Acting
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1968
as Director
1975
as Director
1983
as Screenplay
1980
as Screenplay
1963
as Director
1969
as Director
1967
as Director
1987
as Writer
1979
as Adaptation
1958
as Director
1969
as Director
1971
as Writer
1971
as Director
1980
as Adaptation
1976
as Writer
1984
as Dialogue
1984
as Screenplay
1984
as Adaptation
1979
as Writer
1968
as Screenplay
1962
as Assistant Director
1972
as Scenario Writer
1962
as Director
1972
as Director
1981
as Writer
1960
as Director
1980
as Writer
1962
as Director
1962
as Scenario Writer
1984
as Novel
1984
as Screenplay
2012
as Writer
2000
as Original Film Writer
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