Writing
Éric Ollivier
- Born
- Nov 19, 1927 · Aged 87
- Died
- Jan 30, 2015
- Place of birth
- Brest, Finistère, France
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 1
Biography
Éric Ollivier, pseudonym for Yves Duparc, (21 November 1926 – 30 January 2015) was a French writer, screenwriter and journalist, laureate of several French literary awards. Éric Ollivier's mother (Theresa Marie Ourvouai) was of Irish descent, his father (Arthur Victor Marie Duparc) was a sailor and poet. Orphaned at the age of eight, he was sent from Brittany to Paris at the end of 1940 by his family. He then studied at Lycée Henri-IV and practiced scouting. Having failed his baccalauréat exams, he enrolled at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales where he contributed…
