Jacques Perret (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques Perret (writer)

French writer

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Trappes, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1992

Profession: writer, journalist, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

For the 16th-century architect and mathematician from Savoy, see Jacques PerretJacques Perret (September 8, 1901, Trappes, Yvelines – December 10, 1992, Paris) was a French writer best known for his novel Le Caporal Épinglé (1947), which tells the story of his captivity in Germany and of his escape attempts.
This novel would later be adapted into a film by famous French director Jean Renoir in 1962.
Perret was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954).