Biography
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).
Filmography
all 32
Movies 31
Writer 18
self 8
TV Shows 1
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan (2022)
El Amor es Ciego (2020)
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort (2020)
Vadim Mister Cool (2016)
Hôtel La Louisiane (2015)
Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes (2015)
Ladies Of The Night’s Street (2015)
Our Faust (2015)
The Cowboy of Normandy (2015)
Mind Your Own Business (2015)
The Hitchhiker (2014)
Mood Indigo (2013)
Le cinéma de Boris Vian (2011)
Caliber 9 (2011)
Boris Vian, la vie jazz (2009)
Bulles de Vian (2009)
Chloe (2001)
Blanca Madison (1998)
The Mortal Fortune (1989)
L'Herbe rouge (1985)
Spray of the Days (1968)
Le bel âge (1960)
Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
I Spit on Your Grave (1959)
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession (1958)
A Girl in a Pocket (1957)
Chères vieilles choses (1957)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
En direct de... (1956)
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954)
La chasse à l'homme (1952)
Disorder (1950)
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GenderMale
Birthday1920-03-10
Deathday1959-06-23 (39 years old)
Birth NameBoris Paul Vian
Birth PlaceVille-d'Avray, France
RelationshipsMichelle Vian (1941-07-05 - 1952-01-01), Ursula Kübler (1954-01-01 - 1959-06-23)
ChildrenPatrick Vian, Carole Vian
SiblingsAlain Vian
CitizenshipsFrance
Awardsordre de la Grande Gidouille
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