Writing
Romain Gary
- Born
- May 21, 1914 · Aged 66
- Died
- Dec 2, 1980
- Place of birth
- Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 5
- TV credits
- 3
- Directing credits
- 2
Also known as (2)
- Roman Kacew
- Émile Ajar
Biography
Romain Gary (21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew, and also known by the pen name Émile Ajar), was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt under two names. He is considered a major writer of French literature of the second half of the 20th century. He was married to Lesley Blanch, then Jean Seberg. Gary was born Roman Kacew (Yiddish: רומן קצב Roman Katsev, Russian: Рома́н Ле́йбович Ка́цев, Roman Leibovich Katsev) in Vilnius (at that time in the Russian Empire). In his books and…
