Dominique Fabre | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1929 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 20 December 2010 (aged 81) Pfeffikon, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, novelist, journalist |
| Known for | Un Beau Monstre |
Dominique Fabre (30 June 1929 – 20 December 2010) was a Swiss screenwriter and novelist.[1] His book Un Beau Monstre received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 1968.[2] He is not to be confused with the current French author Dominique Fabre.[1]
Fabre started his career as a journalist before becoming a screenwriter. He most frequently worked with film director Étienne Périer. Fabre also wrote three crime novels in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[3] Later in his life, he wrote mostly for television.
Fabre died in Pfeffikon on 20 December 2010, at the age of 81.[4]
Bibliography
- Suisse (1955) - non-fiction; published in English as Switzerland (1961, London : Vista Books ; New York : Viking)
- Un Beau Monstre (1968)
- La Tête en feu (1971)
- Un Meurtre est un Meurtre (1972)
Filmography
- 1957 : Charming Boys, directed by Henri Decoin
- 1959 : Bobosse, directed by Étienne Périer
- 1960 : Meurtre en 45 tours, directed by Étienne Périer
- 1961 : Quai Notre-Dame, directed by Jacques Berthier
- 1962 : Le Mercenaire (La Congiura dei dieci), co-directed by Baccio Bandini and Étienne Périer
- 1967 : Des garçons et des filles, directed by Étienne Périer
- 1968 : Le Rouble à deux faces, directed by Étienne Périer
- 1971 : Macédoine, directed by Jacques Scandelari
- 1971 : Un beau monstre, directed by Sergio Gobbi
- 1972 : Un meurtre est un meurtre, directed by Étienne Périer
- 1974 : La Main à couper, directed by Étienne Périer
- 1977 : Servante et Maîtresse, directed by Bruno Gantillon
- 1977 : L'Animal, directed by Claude Zidi
- 1978 : La Part du feu, directed by Étienne Périer
References
- 1 2 "FABRE, Dominique - Fiches livres". fichesauteurs.canalblog.com (in French). 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ↑ "GRAND PRIX DE LITTERATURE POLICIERE". Librairie Soleil Vert. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ Dictionnaire des littératures policières. Mesplède, Claude (Éd. revue, mise à jour et augmentée ed.). Nantes: Joseph K. 2007. ISBN 9782910686444. OCLC 470985177.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Dominique Fabre (1929–2010)". BnF. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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