Léo Malet(1909-1996)

Writer
Actor

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Léo Malet was born on 7 March 1909 in Montpellier, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982), Nestor Burma (1991) and 120, rue de la Gare (1946). He was married to Paulette Doucet. He died on 3 March 1996 in Chatillon-sous-Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

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Jane Birkin and Michel Serrault in Nestor Burma, détective de choc (1982)

Nestor Burma, détective de choc

4.7

Writer

1982

Nestor Burma (1991)

7.2

TV Series

Writer

120, rue de la Gare (1946)

120, rue de la Gare

5.7

Writer

1946

Enigme aux Folies-Bergère (1959)

Enigme aux Folies-Bergère

4.5

Writer

1959

Credits

Writer

Nestor Burma
7.2
TV Series
- characters
- based on work by
- novel "Les rats de Monsouris" ...
- 1991–2003
Les rats de Montsouris
TV Movie
- novel
- 1988
Nestor Burma, détective de choc
4.7
- novel "M'as-tu-vu en cadavre?"
- 1982
La nuit de Saint-Germain-des-Prés
5.3
- novel
- 1977
Enigme aux Folies-Bergère
4.5
- novel
- 1959
La nuit d'Austerlitz
TV Movie
- characters and screenplay
- 1954
120, rue de la Gare
5.7
- novel
- 1946

Actor

Personal details

Official site
- France's national library catalogue
Born
- March 7, 1909
- Montpellier, France
Died
- March 3, 1996
- Chatillon-sous-Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, France(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Paulette DoucetApril 16, 1940 - May 2, 1981 (her death, 1 child)
Other works
Novel: "120, rue de la Gare" (filmed as 120, rue de la Gare (1946)).
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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Trivia
Poet, member of the French surrealist group, friends with Jacques Prévert (who was his wife's witness at their wedding), Yves Tanguy, André Breton, inventor of the surrealist process "décollage d'affiche".

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