Marcel Sauvage
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Marcel Sauvage (26 October 1895, Paris – 4 June 1988, Peymeinade) was a French journalist and writer.
Biography
Marcel Sauvage was born in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. He fought in World War I, but was discharged after being seriously wounded. In 1920, under the influence of Max Jacob, he used his demobilisation bonus to found the magazine Action together with Florent Fels.[1] As a writer, he published essays (Au rythme des idées, 1918), poetry (Quelques choses, 1919; Voyage en Autobus, 1921; Le Chirurgien des Roses, 1922; Cicatrices, 1923) and short stories (Le Premier Homme que j'ai tué, 1929).[2] During the 1930's, he had several novels published by Éditions Denoël.
In May 1922, Sauvage attended the International Congress of Progressive Artists and signed the "Founding Proclamation of the Union of Progressive International Artists".[3] From 1927, he was a member of the jury of the Prix Renaudot. In 1949, he became known as the ghostwriter of the memoirs of Josephine Baker.[4]
Sauvage died in Peymeinade in 1988, aged 92.
Family
He was married to the novelist Paule Malardot, with whom he had one son.
References
- ^ "Action (Paris. 1920)". data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Marcel Sauvage: Mémoires 1895-1981". Éditions Claire Paulhan. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ van Doesburg, Theo. "De Stijl, "A Short Review of the Proceedings [of the Congress of International Progressive Artists], Followed by the Statements Made by the Artists' Groups" (1922)". modernistarchitecture.wordpress.com. Ross Lawrence Wolfe. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Les mémoires de Joséphine Baker rééditées". Jazz Radio. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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