Jacques Charby
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Jacques Charby | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 January 2006 Paris, France | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actor, director, writer |
Years active | 1956-2000 |
Jacques Charby (13 June 1929 – 1 January 2006) was a French actor, director, writer, and outspoken activist during against colonialism during the Algerian War. A member of the Réseau Jeanson or Jeanson network, he cooperated with Algeria's National Liberation Front in the fight for Algerian independence. He also wrote the first feature-length film chronicling Algerian Independence, entitled So Young a Peace, which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
Life and work[]
Charby was born Jacques Charbit in Paris.
References[]
- ^ "4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2006 deaths
- French Trotskyists
- French film directors
- Members of the National Liberation Front (Algeria)
- Male actors from Paris
- 20th-century French male actors
- French actor stubs