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Pierre Daninos

French writer and humorist (1913–2005)
Person Human Q560315

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
May 26, 1913
Date of death
January 7, 2005
Place of birth
16th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death
15th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
novelist, comedian, screenwriter, journalist
Employer
Le Figaro[13]
Educated at
Lycée Janson-de-Sailly[14]
Award received
Prix Interallié, Bancarella Selection Prize[17][18]
Notable work
Les Carnets du bon Dieu, The notebooks of Major Thompson[15][16]
Sibling
Jean Daninos, Adrian Daninos[27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[24]
Birth name
Charles Pierre Daninos[25]
Family name
Daninos (family name)[21]
Given name
Pierre[22]
Has written for
The Atlantic[29]
Name in native language
Pierre Daninos[26]
Native language
French[12]
Participated in conflict
World War II[20]
Place of burial
Père Lachaise Cemetery, Grave of Daninos[9][10]
Pseudonym
Charles Brante[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 85
ISNI
0000000121200843, 0000000368637414
VIAF cluster ID
9845164
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50037369
GND ID
118671006
AlloCiné person ID
37048
BAnQ authority ID
0000044349
BIBSYS ID
90849243
Babelio author ID
20684
Bibliopoche author ID
3638
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11898569t
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
daninos-pierre
CANTIC ID
981058511773206706
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CBDB.cz author ID
28437
CONOR.BG ID
7483493
CONOR.SI ID
36053859
CONOR.SR ID
20181863
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12072937
CiNii Research ID
1140845216748167424
Colon Classification
O122,3N13
DDB person (GND) ID
118671006
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u7506
Databazeknih.cz author ID
30974
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118671006
Discogs artist ID
1494743
EGAXA ID
vtls000836053
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
109535
Evene ID
pierre-daninos-681
FAST ID
1434580
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
Kw95tpoX585Y
Film.ru person ID
pierre-daninos
Find a Grave memorial ID
44170577
Freebase ID
/m/04zzfn
Goodreads author ID
283225
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
pierre-daninos
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0021431
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Pierre_Daninos
HAND ID
B743-BA46-E2B7-2A29-F763
IMDb ID
nm0200253
IdRef ID
026810891
J9U entity ID
987007260287705171
KBR person ID
14108191
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118671006
Lebanese National Library ID
13727
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
82274
Lex ID
Pierre_Daninos
Libraries Australia ID
35033299
Libris-URI
75knt6sr3hcbcvw
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01403/eu_d_0158/d0158
Munzinger person ID
00000010855
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01548399
NDL Authority ID
00437205
NL CR AUT ID
xx0002777
NLA Trove people ID
805895
NSK (VIAF) ID
000414703
NSK ID
981005788490309366
NUKAT ID
n00092952
National Library of Chile ID
000009383
National Library of Greece ID
88497
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bpub;=CT
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810661450005606
National Library of Portugal ID
24638
National Library of Russia ID
770168061, 770168065
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX913163
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070331995
NooSFere author ID
-52733
Obálky knih ID
xx0002777
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3890603
Open Library ID
OL134418A
Parsifal cluster ID
464030
Prabook ID
1301155
Roglo person ID
p=pierre;n=daninos
SACEM Museum artist ID
3317
SBN author ID
RAVV025498
SELIBR ID
335753
SHARE Catalogue author ID
466514
SNAC ARK ID
w6767h9z
SVKKL authority ID
p0104289-Daninos-Pierre-19132005
TMDB person ID
2843734
The Atlantic author ID
pierre-daninos
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511773206706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1005858
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/345277
Who's Who in France biography ID
6524
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjHdJWvRqMDx43H4JvT73
Yale LUX ID
person/368c2de1-cacd-496b-a28a-509af397a67c

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
screenwriter, comedian, novelist
Award received 1
Prix Interallié
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
Employer 1
Le Figaro
Films written 1
The French, They Are a Funny Race
Given name 1
Pierre
Has written for 1
The Atlantic
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Native language 1
French
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
16th arrondissement of Paris
Place of burial 1
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Place of death 1
15th arrondissement of Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Jean Daninos
Siblings 1
Jean Daninos
Works by author 1
The French, They Are a Funny Race
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Summary

Pierre Daninos was born on May 26, 1913[1], in 16th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He died on January 7, 2005[3], in 15th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], comedian[6], screenwriter[7], and journalist[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The French, They Are a Funny Race[30], a film[31], directed by Preston Sturges[32].

FAQs

Where was Pierre Daninos born?

Pierre Daninos was born in 16th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Pierre Daninos die?

Pierre Daninos passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Pierre Daninos do for work?

Pierre Daninos worked as a novelist[5], comedian[6], screenwriter[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Pierre Daninos go to school?

Pierre Daninos was educated at Lycée Janson-de-Sailly[14].

What awards did Pierre Daninos receive?

Honors received include Prix Interallié[17] and Bancarella Selection Prize[18].

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . babelio.com. Retrieved . babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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