Boris Vian

Also known as Boris Paul Vian, Vernon Sullivan, Baron Visi, Brisavion, Brise, Bison Ravi

French writer and musician (1920–1959)

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Boris Vian was a French poet, painter, translator, and engineer who was also active as a jazz trumpeter and lyricist. Born in Ville-d'Avray in 1920, he was educated at Lycée Condorcet, Lycée Hoche, and École Centrale Paris. His notable works include *Le Déserteur*, *Froth on the Daydream*, *I Spit on Your Graves*, and *Vercoquin and the Plankton*. He was a member of the College of 'Pataphysics and associated with the Zazou movement.

Vian worked for AFNOR and Philips Records. He used several pseudonyms, including Bison Ravi, Andy Blackshick, Xavier Clarke, and S. Culape. His musical output was characterized by the jazz genre. He died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in 1959.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1920
Died: 1959
Works: 303

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Les fourmis
L'homme au bras d'or
L'écume des jours
L'Équarrissage pour tous
J'irai cracher sur vos tombes

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Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Boris Vian (10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured…

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Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan — Self - Writer (archive footage)2022
Gainsbourg, toute une vie2021
Boris Vian, un cœur qui battait trop fort — Self (archive footage)2020
Vadim Mister Cool — Self (archive footage)2016
Hôtel La Louisiane — Self (archive footage)2015
Le cinéma de Boris Vian — Self (archives)2011
Boris Vian: The Jazz Life — Self (archive footage)2009
Le Bel Âge — Boris1960
Dangerous Love Affairs — Prévan1959
La Joconde, histoire d'une obsession — Mona Lisa smile teacher (uncredited)1958

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: France
Active from: 1920
Active to: 1959

french lyricistjazztrumpeter

Discography

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Boris Vian et son orchestre

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Listeners: 121,783
Total plays: 1,054,139

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Paul
Named after: Boris Godunov
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Ville-d'Avray
Place of death: Paris
Spouse: Ursula Kübler
Occupation: trumpeter
Educated at: École Centrale Paris
Employer: AFNOR
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Field of work: prose
Genre: jazz
Movement: Zazou
Instrument: voice
Official website: borisvian.org
Image: Boris Vian.jpg
Significant event: divorce

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Commons category: Boris Vian
date of birth: 1920-03-10
date of death: 1959-06-22
medical condition: aortic valve insufficiency
member of: College of 'Pataphysics
cause of death: myocardial infarction
pseudonym: Boriso Viana
topic's main category: Category:Boris Vian
manner of death: natural causes
influenced by: Simone de Beauvoir
unmarried partner: Hildegard Knef
name in native language: Boris Vian
P8168: Conchamarca District
birth name: Boris Endriu Vian
copyright representative: SACEM
P12674: 381 Myrrha

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Encyclopedic overview

Boris Vian ( French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release owing to their unconventional outlook.

Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. His novel Froth on the Daydream (L'Écume des jours) is the best known of these works and one of the many translated into English.

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