Edmonde Charles-Roux
Writing·April 17, 1920·† January 20, 2016 — 95 years old·Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Edmonde Charles-Roux (17 April 1920 – 20 January 2016) was a French writer.
Charles-Roux was born in 1920 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, the daughter of Francois Charles-Roux, the former French ambassador to Czechoslovakia, a member of the Institut de France and the last chairman of the Suez Canal Company. Her paternal grandfather, Jules Charles-Roux, was a businessman and politician.
Charles-Roux was a volunteer nurse in World War II, at first in a French Foreign Legion unit, the 11th infantry regiment abroad. She was wounded at Verdun while bringing aid to a legionnaire.
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2009For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets RussesSelf - Chanel Biographer2009Coco Before ChanelNovel2002Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and TimesSelf1998Vivement dimancheTVSelf1990The Palermo ConnectionNovel1975ApostrophesTVSelf1972Midi trenteTVSelf1972Le Grand ÉchiquierTVSelf1971Samedi soirTVSelf1962Le Business et la Mode