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Romain Gary (21 May 1914 - 2 December 1980), also known by the pen names Émile Ajar, Fosco Sinibaldi and Shatan Bogat, was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War ...visualizza altroRomain Gary (21 May 1914 - 2 December 1980), also known by the pen names Émile Ajar, Fosco Sinibaldi and Shatan Bogat, was a French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator. He was best known as the author of the novel The Roots of Heaven and the romantic tale of high life and intrigue Lady L, and was the only author to have won the French language literature prize Prix Goncourt under two different names.
Born Roman Kacew in Vilnius (then part of the Russian Empire) to Arieh-Leib Kacew, a Lithuanian-Jewish businessman, and Mina Owczyńska, a Russian actress, Gary moved to Nice, France at age 14. He converted to Catholicism and studied law in Aix-en-Provence and Paris, before enlisting in the French Air Force in 1937.
Following the Nazi occupation of France in WWII he fled to England and served with the Free French Forces in Europe and North Africa. He was a bombardier-observer in the Groupe de bombardement Lorraine (No. 342 Squadron RAF) and received many medals and honours for his bravery, including Compagnon de la Libération and commander of the Légion d'honneur. In 1945 he also published his first novel, Education européenne (A European Education).
After war end he worked in the French diplomatic service in Bulgaria and Switzerland. In 1952 he became the secretary of the French Delegation to the United Nations. In 1956, he became Consul General in Los Angeles and became acquainted with Hollywood.
Gary became one of France's most popular and prolific writers, authoring more than thirty novels, essays and memoirs, some of which he wrote under one of his pseudonyms. In addition to his success as a novelist, he wrote the screenplay for the motion picture The Longest Day and co-wrote and directed the film Kill! (1971), which starred his wife at the time, Jean Seberg. In 1979, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.
He died in Paris, France in 1980, aged 66.visualizza meno