André Gide

French author and nobel laureate (1869–1951).

Born November 22nd, 1869 in Paris. [ref]

Died December 19th, 1951 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]

Occupations
autobiographer, diarist, essayist, film producer, journalist, novelist, playwright, prose writer, screenwriter, translator, travel writer, writer
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender