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André Castelot

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André Castelot
BornAndré Storms
(1911-01-23)23 January 1911
Antwerp, Belgium
Died18 July 2004(2004-07-18) (aged 93)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
OccupationNovelist
NationalityFrench
SpouseJulienne Carré
RelativesMaurice Chabas (father)
Gabrielle Alice Castelot (mother)
Jacques Castelot (brother)

André Castelot, born André Storms (23 January 1911, Antwerp – 18 July 2004, Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French writer and scriptwriter born in Belgium. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot (née Gabrielle Alice Castelot), and the brother of the film actor Jacques Castelot. He wrote more than one hundred books, mostly biographies of famous people.

Books

  • Napoleon ISBN 4-87187-851-1
  • Queen of France, A Biography of Marie Antoinette ISBN 4-87187-854-6
  • Josephine ISBN 4-87187-853-8
  • King Louis XVI
  • Paris: the Turbulent City 1783–1871
  • King of Rome: A Biography of Napoleon's Tragic Son
  • Fouché

Adaptations