Maurice Druon
Maurice Druon · Arts & Literature
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1918, Paris, France — 2009, Paris, France
France
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Maurice Druon was a French novelist, Resistance figure and 'perpetual secretary' of the Académie française, best known for his historical saga 'Les Rois maudits' (The Accursed Kings) and, with his uncle Joseph Kessel, for co-writing the lyrics of the Resistance anthem 'Le Chant des partisans.' He was of Jewish descent through his biological father, the Russian-Jewish actor Lazare Kessel.
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