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'''Serge Groussard''' (18 January 1921 – 2 January 2016) was a French journalist and writer, the son of colonel [[Georges Groussard (resistant)|Georges Groussard]] and Véra Bernstein-Woolbrunn.

'''Serge Groussard''' (18 January 1921 – 2 January 2016) was a French journalist and writer, the son of colonel [[Georges Groussard (resistant)|Georges Groussard]] and Véra Bernstein-Woolbrunn.



==Biography==

== Biography ==

Serge Groussard studied at the Calvin Institute in [[Montauban]], at the [[La Rochelle]] high school, and at the Lycée Gouraud in [[Rabat]], Morocco. He later attended the Faculty of Arts and the [[Sciences Po]], both in Paris.

Serge Groussard studied at the Calvin Institute in [[Montauban]], at the [[La Rochelle]] high school and at the Lycée Gouraud in [[Rabat]], then at the Faculty of Arts in Paris, and finally at [[Sciences Po]].



In September 1939, he volunteered for the duration of the [[World War II|Second World War]] and participated as a pupil infantry officer in the fighting on the [[Loire]]. An information officer for the [[French Resistance]], he was arrested in January 1943 by the [[Gestapo]], sentenced to thirty years in prison, and deported to Germany. He recounted this experience in his first published work, ''Crépuscule des vivants'', in 1946.

In September 1939, he volunteered for the duration of the war, and participated as a pupil infantry officer in the fighting on the [[Loire]]. An information Officer for the [[French Resistance]], he was arrested in January 1943 by the [[Gestapo]], sentenced to thirty years in prison and deported to Germany.



He will relate this experience in his first work published in 1946: ''Le Crépuscule des vivants''.

In 1953, Groussard was a military parachutist. From October 1956 to October 1957 and again in 1959, he served as lieutenant, then captain, in Algeria, to which he dedicated the narrative ''Écrivain''.



While earning his living, he finished Sciences Po, got a bachelor's degree in Letters (classics) and a bachelor's degree in English, and prepared the [[Agrégation in France|agrégation of English]] with {{ill|Raymond Las Vergnas|fr}}. He succeeded in several competitions, among others that of the [[École nationale d'administration]] (class France Combattante, 1946–47), but he quickly abandoned public service for writing.

His career was devoted to writing novels and stories, for ''[[Le Figaro]]'' from 1954 to 1962 and ''[[L'Aurore (1944 newspaper)|l'Aurore]]'' from 1962 to 1969.



In 1953 Serge Groussard was a military parachutist. From October 1956 to October 1957 then recalled voluntary in 1959, lieutenant then captain in Algeria, to which he dedicated a narrative ''Écrivain''.

==Selected works==


Groussard wrote twenty-five books, including twenty novels, eight of which were adapted to film:

His career was devoted to the writingof novels and reportages for ''[[Le Figaro]]'' from 1954 to 1962 ; for ''[[L'Aurore (1944 newspaper)|l'Aurore]]'' from 1962 to 1969. Il devient ensuite conseiller et chroniqueur au ''Figaro'' de 1969 à 1975.


== Works ==

He is the author of twenty-five books, including twenty novels, eight of which were adapted to the cinema:

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* ''Crépuscule des vivants'' (1946)

* 1946: ''Crépuscule des vivants''

* ''Pogrom'' (1948)

* 1948: ''Pogrom''

* ''Solitude espagnole'', Prix International du Grand-Reportage, Prix Claude Blanchard (1948)

* 1948: ''Solitude espagnole'', Prix International du Grand-Reportage, Prix Claude Blanchard

* ''Des gens sans importance'', Prix Populiste (1949) – adapted to film under the title ''[[People of No Importance]]'' by [[Henri Verneuil]] (1956)

* 1949: ''Des gens sans importance'', Prix Populiste - adapted to the cinema under the title ''[[People of No Importance]]'' by [[Henri Verneuil]] (1956)

* ''La Femme sans passé'', [[Prix Femina]] (1950) – adapted to film under the title ''[[The Passerby (1951 film)|The Passerby]]'' by [[Henri Calef]] (1951)

* 1950: ''La Femme sans passé'', [[Prix Femina]], adapted to the cinema under the title ''[[The Passerby (1951 film)|The Passerby]]'' by [[Henri Calef]] (1951)

* ''Talya'' (1951)

* 1951: ''Talya''

* ''Orage à Miami'' and ''L'Ancêtre'' (1954)

* 1954: ''Orage à Miami'' followed by ''L'Ancêtre''

* ''Un officier de tradition'' (1954)

* 1954: ''Un officier de tradition''

* ''Une chic fille, recueils de nouvelles'', Grand Prix de la Nouvelle (1956)

* 1956: ''Une chic fille, recueils de nouvelles'', Grand Prix de la Nouvelle

* ''Demain est là'' (1956)

* 1956: ''Demain est là'', [[Éditions Gallimard]]

* ''La Belle espérance'' (1958)

* 1958: ''La Belle espérance''

* ''Quartier chinois'' (1958)

* 1958: ''Quartier chinois''

* ''La Passion du Maure'' (1960)

* 1960: ''La Passion du Maure''

* ''Jeunesse sauvage'' (1960)

* 1960: ''Jeunesse sauvage''

* ''Mektoub'', Prix du roman populiste (1967)

* 1967: ''Mektoub'', Prix du roman populiste

* ''Tu es soleil'' (1970)

* 1970: ''Tu es soleil''

* ''Taxi de nuit'' (1971)

* 1971: ''Taxi de nuit''

* ''L'Algérie des adieux'' (1972)

* 1972: ''L’Algérie des adieux''

* ''La Médaille de sang'' (1973)

* 1973: ''La Médaille de sang''

* ''La Guerre oubliée'' (1974)

* 1974: ''La Guerre oubliée''

* ''Les Cobras'' (1981)

* 1981: ''Les Cobras''

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==Honours==

== Honours ==

* [[Legion of Honour|Officier de la Légion d'honneur]]

* [[Légion d'honneur|Officier de la Légion d'honneur]]

* [[Croix de guerre 1939-1945]]

* [[Croix de guerre 1939-1945]]

* [[Resistance Medal|Médaille de la Résistance]]

* [[Médaille de la Résistance]]

* [[Cross for Military Valour|Croix de la Valeur militaire]]

* [[Croix de la Valeur militaire]]

* [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres]]

* [[Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres]]



==External links==

== External links ==

* [https://www.whoswho.fr/decede/biographie-serge-groussard_4265 Serge Groussard] on Who's Who?

* [https://www.whoswho.fr/decede/biographie-serge-groussard_4265 Serge Groussard] on Who's Who?

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* {{IMDb name|0343937}}

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