Boris Vian
Birthday
1920/03/10
Day of death
1959/06/29 (39 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(1959) Dangerous Love Affairs
as Prévan
(2009) Boris Vian, la vie jazz
as Himself
(1952) La chasse à l'homme
as ---
(1957) A Girl in a Pocket
as Baths manager
(2011) Le cinéma de Boris Vian
as Self (archives)
(1947) An amateur Film
as The Vampire Priest
(2022) Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
(2015) Hôtel La Louisiane
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as The Cardinal
(1960) Le Bel Âge
as Boris
(1958) La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
as Mona Lisa smile teacher (uncredited)
(2016) Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
as Self
(1956) En direct de...
as self