Jean Pélégri
Born: 1920-06-20 in Rovigo, French Algeria
Died: 2003-09-24
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jean Pélégri (June 20, 1920 – September 24, 2003) was a writer and professor of literature. Of French descent, he was born in Algeria, but left as part of the diaspora of French colonists referred to as pied-noirs following the Algerian War. He was friends with many Algerian writers (such as Mohammed Dib and Kateb Yacine) and, like Jean Sénac, Pélégri considered himself to be one of them; he always saw himself as an "Algerian at heart". He supplemented his novels' prefaces with artwork from his painter friends Baya, Abdallah Benanteur, Mohammed Khadda and Jean de Maisonseul. Pélégri also assisted on the film adaptation of his novel Les Oliviers de la justice as screenwriter, dialogue writer and actor. The movie won the Cinema and Television Writers Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
1994
- Coming to Terms with the Dead as le vieil homme du métro
1989
- Errors of Youth as Gilles Genest
1988
- Frequent Death as Dr. Pastor
1986
- Thérèse as The father
1962
- The Olive Trees of Justice as Jean's Father
1959
- Pickpocket as Lead Inspector