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François Boyer: Letter to Marcel L’Herbier

Trying to find information about François Boyer and his life, I took a research trip to Paris in the spring of 2018. One of the most interesting findings in the archives was an original letter by François Boyer, formally addressed to Marcel L’Herbier (1888-1979) via an initial “Cher monsieur”.  It is a letter handwritten and […]

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Boyer, the IDHEC and Forbidden Games (1947): The First Screenplay

François Boyer was born on March 30, 1920 at Sézanne in the French Marne region (a part of Champagne-Ardenne). He died on March 24, 2003 at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the region of Yvelines, which is situated west of Paris.  He attended the “collège“ (high school) at Sézanne, then studied history at the University of Paris. After a […]

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François Boyer: A Letter to Marcel L’Herbier

Trying to find information about François Boyer and his life, I took a research trip to Paris in the spring of 2018. One of the most interesting findings in the archives was an original letter by François Boyer, formally addressed to Marcel L’Herbier (1888-1979) via an inititial “Cher monsieur”.  It is a letter handwritten and […]