Jeanne Champion
Born: June 25, 1931
Died: March 16, 2022
in Gevingey, Jura, France
Died: March 16, 2022
in Gevingey, Jura, France
Jeanne Champion (born 25 June 1931, near Lons-le-Saunier) is a French painter and historical novelist.
Jeanne Champion, born in a peasant environment, is largely self-taught. An artist-painter since 1956, she has produced many works in her two fields of activity. In painting, often unsatisfied, she destroyed many of her creations but she left some 200 paintings and a good number of engravings.
A writer since 1961, Champion was awarded the Prix Goncourt de la biographie in 1984 for her fictionalized biography of Suzanne Valadon, translated into several languages.
She was also given the Grand Prix du roman de la Société des gens de lettres (1980) for her novel Les frères Montaurian, the Prix de l'Événement du jeudi (1986) for le Bunker and the Prix des écrivains croyants (1990) for her documentary book Mémoires en exil.
In 1982, she was awarded the Prix Alice-Louis Bartoux of the Académie française.
She was elevated to the rank of officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2001.
Source: Article "Jeanne Champion" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Jeanne Champion, born in a peasant environment, is largely self-taught. An artist-painter since 1956, she has produced many works in her two fields of activity. In painting, often unsatisfied, she destroyed many of her creations but she left some 200 paintings and a good number of engravings.
A writer since 1961, Champion was awarded the Prix Goncourt de la biographie in 1984 for her fictionalized biography of Suzanne Valadon, translated into several languages.
She was also given the Grand Prix du roman de la Société des gens de lettres (1980) for her novel Les frères Montaurian, the Prix de l'Événement du jeudi (1986) for le Bunker and the Prix des écrivains croyants (1990) for her documentary book Mémoires en exil.
In 1982, she was awarded the Prix Alice-Louis Bartoux of the Académie française.
She was elevated to the rank of officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2001.
Source: Article "Jeanne Champion" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Title: Joan of Arc
Character: Young Joan (uncredited)
Released: November 27, 2015
Type: Movie
Could a nineteen-year-old girl change the course of history simply by faith? From ordinary farm girl to extraordinary hero, the life of Joan of Arc was one of conviction and courage. Fifteenth-century France was devastated by an ongoing war in which women did not fight. Yet Joan heeded the counsel of angels and transformed into a military leader, something her country needed but many feared. In this BYUtv original special, discover the stalwart spirit, military prowess, and enduring influence of Joan of Arc.
Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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