Philippe Viannay
Philippe Viannay (15 August 1917 - 27 November 1986) was a French journalist.
School foundation[]
He founded the Centre de formation des journalistes, and, later, the sailing school Les Glénans.
French resistance[]
During World War II, he led a resistance movement named Défense de la France. They printed an underground journal which distributed up to 400,000 copies.[1]
Personal[]
The Canadian journalist Caitlin Kelly—who studied with Viannay at the Centre in Paris on an eighth-month journalism fellowship—later described him as "the most inspiring man I've ever met."[2]
Hélène Viannay[]
During the first year of the German occupation, Viannay married the former Hélène Mordkovitch. Hélène Viannay co-administered Les Glénans with her husband, and following Viannay's death became president of the association of Ancient Résistants of Défense de la France.[3]
Prix Philippe Viannay-Défense de la France[]
The French Fondation de la Résistance awards an annual prize for resistance-era histories, the Prix Philippe Viannay-Défense de la France.[4]
References[]
- ^ December, 2002 interview with Hélène Viannay, Spartacus Educational
- ^ Caitlin Kelly, "The Man to Whom I'm Most Grateful," Broadside, November 23, 2010
- ^ December, 2002 interview with Hélène Viannay, Spartacus Educational
- ^ Fondation de la Résistance
- French Resistance members
- 1917 births
- 1986 deaths
- French male non-fiction writers
- 20th-century French journalists
- 20th-century French male writers
- French journalist stubs