André Maurois was born on July 26, 1885 in Elbeuf, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a writer, known for Pensione Edelweiss (1959), Eshtebah (1953) and Night Gallery (1969). He was married to Jane-Wanda "Janine" de Szymkiewicz and Simone de Caillavet. He died on October 7, 1967 in Paris, France.
Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966
Honorary president of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in
1965
President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957
President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951
Biographer, translator, author, for his literary work and for his work during WWI and WWII , in 1947, the French government authorized him, who was already member of the Académie, to use as his official name his nom de plume André Maurois.