Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a French dramatist and novelist. Gifted with a quick wit, he became a leading dramatist, produci

Was a French dramatist and novelist. Gifted with a quick wit, he became a leading dramatist, producing many plays as well as a number of novels. The overall tone of his works was satirical in nature, often making fun of everything from the wealthy elitists of Paris to the bloated government bureaucracies. In 1899, Courteline was awarded the Legion of Honor and in 1926 was elected to the Académie Goncourt.

Was a French film composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.[1] He won numerou

Was a French film composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.[1] He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize (1949), Emmy Award (1968 - Our World), Genie Award (1986 - Sword Of Gideon), ACE Award (1991 - The Josephine Baker Story) and Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations (1969 - Anne of the Thousand Days, 1973 - The Day of the Dolphin, 1977 - Julia and 1985 - Agnes of God).

Was a French composer. Dandelot's father was Alfred Dandelot, and his mother was the daughter of a p

Was a French composer. Dandelot's father was Alfred Dandelot, and his mother was the daughter of a piano maker. Dandelot studied at the Paris Conservatory under Émile Schwartz, Louis Diémer, Xavier Leroux, Jean Gallon, Georges Caussade, Charles-Marie Widor, Vincent D'Indy, Maurice Emmanuel, Paul Dukas, and Albert Roussel. After serving in World War I, he began teaching piano in 1919 at the École Normale de Musique de Paris; from 1942 he taught harmony at the Paris Conservatory, and published treatises on solfege and harmony. Among his pupils were composers Paul Méfano, Michel Perrault, and Michel Philippot.

Was a French philosopher and theorist of revolutionary syndicalism. His notion of the power of myth

Was a French philosopher and theorist of revolutionary syndicalism. His notion of the power of myth in people's lives inspired Marxists and Fascists. It is, together with his defense of violence, the contribution for which he is most often remembered.

Was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He was especially known for his many

Was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He was especially known for his many lively farces.Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrot

Is an Armenian-French composer, noted for his music for Charles Aznavour's songs. Georges Garvarents

Is an Armenian-French composer, noted for his music for Charles Aznavour's songs. Georges Garvarents was born in Athens, Greece, to a family of Armenian immigrants. His father, literature professor and poet Kevork Garvarentz, was the author of the Armenia

Was a French poet, writer, artist, art historian, graphic artist, and film director. He was a figure

Was a French poet, writer, artist, art historian, graphic artist, and film director. He was a figure in the Dada movement and Surrealism.[1]

Was a French composer. He is the father of actress Sophie Daumier. His compositional output includes

Was a French composer. He is the father of actress Sophie Daumier. His compositional output includes several chamber works, the ballet La Reine de Saba (1933, dedicated to Gustave Flaubert), two completed symphonies (1941 and 1949), and the unfinished symphony Prometheus.

Was a French politician, lawyer, journalist and essayist.

Was a French politician, lawyer, journalist and essayist.

Was a Belgian writer who wrote in French. He is best known for the creation of the fictional detecti

Was a Belgian writer who wrote in French. He is best known for the creation of the fictional detective Maigret.Georges Simenon was born at 26 rue Léopold (now number 24) in Liège to Désiré Simenon and his wife Henriette. Désiré Simenon worked in an accounting office at an insurance company and had married Henriette in April 1902. Although Georges Simenon was born on February 13, 1903 superstition resulted in his birth being registered as having been on the 12th. This story of his birth is recounted at the beginning of his novel Pedigree.

Was a French writer of prose and poetry. He was a member of the Surrealist Movement in Paris during

Was a French writer of prose and poetry. He was a member of the Surrealist Movement in Paris during the 1920s, but was expelled from the group in 1929. Before his association with André Breton and the Surrealists, Limbour co-edited, along with Roger Vitrac and Rene Crevel, the avant-garde review Aventure (1921-22). Later, he contributed to Georges Bataille's journal Documents (1929-30), and, with a number of other dissident ex-surrealists, signed the anti-Breton pamphlet Un Cadavre.

Was a French politician, journalist, and French Resistance leader. Mandel began working life as a jo

Was a French politician, journalist, and French Resistance leader. Mandel began working life as a journalist for L'Aurore, the paper of Émile Zola, Georges Clemenceau, and the defenders of Alfred Dreyfus, during the Dreyfus Affair. Clemenceau brought Mandel into politics when he was Minister of the Interior. Mandel also helped Clemenceau control the press and the trade union movement during the First World War.

Was a French conductor and composer of classical music. Witkowski started out in the army, becoming

Was a French conductor and composer of classical music. Witkowski started out in the army, becoming a cavalry officer and meeting Louis Vierne during that time[1]. He later studied with Vincent d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum, and, after settling in Lyon, was appointed director of the conservatory there in 1924[2].

Was a prolific French composer. Though primarily known as a composer, he was also a poet, often inte

Was a prolific French composer. Though primarily known as a composer, he was also a poet, often integrating his poetry into his compositions, and an accomplished painter. He won the 1921 Prix Blumenthal.[1]

Was a highly-regarded French Jewish novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo

Was a highly-regarded French Jewish novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group.

Was a French writer. He was awarded the Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud in 1973. The 'Tender Gesture

Was a French writer. He was awarded the Prix Littéraire Valery Larbaud in 1973. The 'Tender Gesture' (Georges Perros)", 'Paths to Contemporary French Literature', volume 1, by John Taylor, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 2004, pp. 104-110.

Was a French writer from the mid-19th century (born in 1868). He is best-known today for his list of

Was a French writer from the mid-19th century (born in 1868). He is best-known today for his list of thirty-six dramatic situations and for writing Art of Inventing Characters (ISBN 0-89984-388-3, originally L'art d'inventer les personnages).[1]

Better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best-known and most

Better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best-known and most substantial work is The Adventures of Tintin, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, which left the twenty-fourth Tintin adventure, Tintin and Alph-art, unfinished. His work remains a strong influence on comics, particularly in Europe. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003.

Was a French writer and artist associated with the Dada movement. He was born in Montpellier.In addi

Was a French writer and artist associated with the Dada movement. He was born in Montpellier.In addition to numerous early paintings, Ribemont-Dessaignes wrote plays, poetry, manifestos and opera librettos. He contributed to the Dada (and later surrealist) periodical Litterature.

Was a French journalist and cinema writer. He is the author of l'Histoire générale du cinéma, a c

Was a French journalist and cinema writer. He is the author of l'Histoire générale du cinéma, a comprehensive work on world cinema. He also produced an important work on the filmmaker Georges Méliès.

Was a French violinist, conductor and composer. He was of Russian origin.[2] He was trained as a vio

Was a French violinist, conductor and composer. He was of Russian origin.[2] He was trained as a violinist at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, winning a first prize in 1926[3], but moved to conducting in 1931 after support from Reynaldo Hahn.[2] He conducted the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra and worked for French Radiodiffusion, then for the Ballets Russes and Roland Petit’s ballet. From the mid-1920s he was musical director of Gaumont Newsreel, for which he composed a great deal of varied background music to suit all kinds of documentary moods and themes.[3] His film scores included: Le Rat des villes et le Rat des champs (1926), Coq en pâte (1951), and Les Amoureux de Marianne (1954).

Was a French writer, essayist and journalist. Initially a pacifist, then a collaborator (he had been

Was a French writer, essayist and journalist. Initially a pacifist, then a collaborator (he had been editor of Aujourd'hui, a French newspaper controlled by the Third Reich after the resignation of the writer Henri Jeanson), he was also the biographer of Pétain and other figures of the Troisième République. He was the first journalist sentenced to death during the Épuration légale.

Was a French journalist, Bonapartist and nationalist. He and comte Dillon launched an American-style

Was a French journalist, Bonapartist and nationalist. He and comte Dillon launched an American-style press campaign in favour of général Boulanger. After his Boulangist engagement, he joined the antidreyfusard camp. Hostile to Protestantism, he founded an anti-Protestant league. He was accused of complicity in the coup d'état averted by Paul Déroulède in 1899.

Was a French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he m

Was a French journalist and politician. After having written his first book, L'Homme qui vient, he met the nationalist and monarchist writer Charles Maurras and became a member of his Action Française (AF) league, where he continued to follow the workers' movement. As his employment would have been compromised by an involvement in the far-right monarchist league, he took the pseudonym of Georges Valois [1].

Was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les S

Was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vice-president of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique.