Boris Vian
Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. L'Écume des jours (Froth on the Daydream) is the best known of these works, and one of the few translated into English. Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter).
Known for
WritingBirthday
March 10, 1920Deathday
June 29, 1959Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, FranceCast credits
Dangerous Love Affairs
PrévanLa chasse à l'homme
A Girl in a Pocket
Le gérant des bainsLe cinéma de Boris Vian
Self (archives)Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
Self - Writer (archive footage)Hôtel La Louisiane
Self (archive footage)La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
Professeur spécialisé sur le sourire de Mona Lisa (non crédité)The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The CardinalLe Bel Âge
BorisVadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Self (archive footage)Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
SelfCrew credits
Mood Indigo
NovelSpray of the Days
NovelSaint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
WriterI Spit on Your Grave
Screenplay, NovelConte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes
Original StoryFlowers
Original Music ComposerOur Faust
WriterThe Cowboy of Normandy
WriterBulles de Vian
WriterThe Mortal Fortune
StoryL'Herbe rouge
WriterLadies Of The Night’s Street
AuthorMind Your Own Business
AuthorThe Hitchhiker
AuthorEl Amor es Ciego
Original StoryChloe
NovelDisorder
Music