Didier Decoin

Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977. He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at France Soir, Le Figaro and VOD, and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing. While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films Les Misérables, The Count of Monte Cristo, Balzac and Napoleon). In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt. Source: Article "Didier Decoin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1945-03-13 · Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known for
- Jakob the Liar (1999) — Screenplay
- I... for Icarus (1979) — Screenplay
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) — Writer
- Les Misérables (2000) — Writer
- Napoleon (2002) — Scenario Writer
- One Night (2012) — Novel
- The King Is Dancing (2000) — Writer
- The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997) — Novel
- Out of Life (1991) — Screenplay
- The Fire That Burns (1997) — Writer
- The Informer (1983) — Writer
- The Veiled Man (1987) — Screenplay
- Dancing Machine (1990) — Adaptation
- Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999) — Writer
- Dans la tête du tueur (2004) — Screenplay
- The Marvelous Visit (1974) — Dialogue