About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1921-06-29
Place of birth:
Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France
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Frédéric Dard

Overview

Frédéric Dard (Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard; 29 June 1921, in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère, France – 6 June 2000, in Bonnefontaine, Fribourg, Switzerland) was a French crime writer. He wrote more than three hundred novels, plays and screenplays, under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms, including the San-Antonio book series.

Frédéric Dard wrote 175 adventures of San-Antonio, of which millions of copies were sold. Detective Superintendent Antoine San-Antonio is a kind of French James Bond without gadgets, flanked by two colleagues, the old, sickly but wise inspector César Pinaud and the gargantuesque inspector Alexandre-Benoît Bérurier. He is a member of the French secret service and has to fulfill impossible missions given by "Le Vieux" (the Old Man), later known as "Achilles", the head of the French police. With the help of his colleagues he always succeeds through various adventures.

Dard won the 1957 Grand prix de littérature policière for The Executioner Weeps.

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Known for

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1960 Rendezvous Directing Director 59
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Writing
2024 Merry Christmas Writing Original Story 59
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2004 San Antonio Writing Novel 57
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2001 Mausolée pour une garce Writing Novel 58
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1993 Coma Writing Novel N/A
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1993 Leon's Husband Writing Writer N/A
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1991 The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea Writing Novel 58
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1986 Le Caviar rouge Writing Novel N/A
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1982 Is There a Frenchman in the House? Writing Novel 58
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1982 Is There a Frenchman in the House? Writing Writer 58
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1981 San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça Writing Novel 58
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1975 Death Rite Writing Novel 58
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1968 Beru and These Women Writing Writer 58
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1963 The Accident Writing Screenplay 58
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1962 The Empire of Night Writing Writer 58
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1962 Crime Does Not Pay Writing Scenario Writer 59
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1962 Paris Pick-Up Writing Novel 58
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1961 Les Bras de la nuit Writing Novel N/A
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1961 Desperate Flight Writing Writer N/A
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1961 The Menace Writing Screenplay 59
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1960 Rendezvous Writing Writer 59
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1960 The Wretches Writing Dialogue 59
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1960 The Wretches Writing Novel 59
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1960 Premeditated Writing Novel 58
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1959 Double Agents Writing Novel 58
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1959 Soft Skin on Black Silk Writing Dialogue 59
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1959 Blonde in a White Car Writing Novel 59
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1959 Pensione Edelweiss Writing Writer 58
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1958 A Legitimate Defense Writing Writer 59
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1958 Back to the Wall Writing Novel 59
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1958 Back to the Wall Writing Dialogue 59
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1958 Back to the Wall Writing Adaptation 59
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1957 The Night of the Suspects Writing Dialogue N/A
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1956 Daddy's Gang Writing Writer 58
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1955 The Wicked Go to Hell Writing Theatre Play 59
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1955 M'sieur la Caille Writing Writer N/A
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