Writing
Henri de Turenne
- Born
- Nov 19, 1921 · Aged 94
- Died
- Aug 23, 2016
- Place of birth
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 2
- TV credits
- 4
- Directing credits
- 2
Also known as (1)
- Henri de Turennes
Biography
Henri de Turenne (19 November 1921 – 23 August 2016) is a French journalist and screenwriter. He was born in Tours. The son of Armand de Turenne, a World War I flying ace, he was raised in Germany and French Algeria, both countries becoming central creative themes in his adult work. After the Second World War, de Turenne worked as a journalist for Agence France-Presse, Le Figaro, France Soir, and ORTF, reporting from Allied-occupied Germany, covering the Korean War and the Algerian War, and, in 1952, winning the Prix Albert Londres. Since the mid-1960s, he worked primarily in television,…
