Jean Raspail was born on July 5, 1925 in Chemillé-sur-Dême, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was a writer and director, known for Les hommes du lac (1955), Cinéma 16 (1975) and Le roi de Patagonie (1990). He was married to Aliette . He died on June 13, 2020 in Paris, France.