Known For
Writing
Born
Mar 10, 1920
Died
Jun 29, 1959
Place of Birth
Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Credits
36 titles
Boris Vian
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).
Known For
Filmography
Flowers
Original Music Composer
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
El Amor es Ciego
Original Story
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort
Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
Hôtel La Louisiane
Self (archive footage)
Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes
Original Story
Ladies Of The Night’s Street
Author
Our Faust
Writer
The Cowboy of Normandy
Writer
Mind Your Own Business
Author
The Hitchhiker
Author
Mood Indigo
Novel
Le cinéma de Boris Vian
Self (archives)
Bulles de Vian
Writer
Boris Vian: The Jazz Life
Self (archive footage)
Chloe
Novel
The Mortal Fortune
Story
L'Herbe rouge
Writer
Spray of the Days
Novel
Le Bel Âge
Boris
Dangerous Love Affairs
Prévan
I Spit on Your Grave
Screenplay
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession
Mona Lisa smile teacher (uncredited)
A Girl in a Pocket
Baths manager
Chères vieilles choses
Writer
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Cardinal
En direct de...
self
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Self
La chasse à l'homme
Disorder
Music
The Miracle of St. Anne
Un estropié
An amateur Film
The Vampire Priest
Heartsnatcher
Novel
J'irai cracher sur vos tombes
Book