Boris Vian

French writer and musician (1920–1959).

Born March 10th, 1920 in Ville-d'Avray.

Died June 23rd, 1959 at 39 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).

Occupations
actor, engineer, jazz musician, journalist, librettist, literary critic, music critic, musician, painter, playwright, poet, prose writer, screenwriter, singer, singer-songwriter, translator, trumpeter, writer
Website
Wikipedia

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan